What is India's strategy to eliminate tuberculosis?

India is adopting a mission-mode approach with district and block-specific strategies, intensifying screening, diagnostics, treatment adherence, and nutritional support to eliminate tuberculosis.

What steps are being taken to improve patient services in India?

Patient-centric services are being improved by strengthening regulatory frameworks, ensuring patient satisfaction, and enhancing access to quality and affordable medicines through expanded pharmacy networks.

How is the Indian health ministry ensuring healthcare accessibility in rural areas?

The ministry is focusing on establishing Ayushman Arogya Mandirs based on population needs, especially for scattered habitations, and strengthening the network of Jan Aushadhi Kendras and AMRIT Pharmacy stores.

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India Boosts Health Infrastructure for TB Fight

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Summary

Focus on reinforcing health infrastructure and patient services.
Emphasis on strengthening regulatory frameworks and TB elimination efforts.
States urged to improve supply chains and diagnostics accessibility.

India Boosts Health Infrastructure for TB Fight

The Indian health ministry is prioritizing the reinforcement of public health infrastructure and enhancement of patient-centric services. Discussions have focused on strengthening regulatory frameworks and advancing India's commitment to eradicating tuberculosis as a public health challenge. The Union health minister has called for the adoption of best regulatory practices, emphasizing sustained efforts in patient satisfaction and regulatory supervision.

States have been urged to improve supply-chain efficiencies and monitoring gaps in the Free Drugs and Diagnostics Services Initiatives. Efforts are underway to expand Jan Aushadhi Kendras and AMRIT Pharmacy stores to ensure wider access to affordable medicines. The importance of timely and quality diagnostics across all levels of healthcare—primary, secondary, and tertiary—was also highlighted, stressing their foundational role in effective healthcare delivery.