Port Blair, Jan. 3: Under National TB Elimination programme (NTEP) the State TB Unit, Port Blair organized awareness programmes on TB & Community Support to TB Patients – Ni-Kshay Mitra (Donor) under Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan at Govt. Secondary. School Delanipur, Govt. Secondary. School Junglighat, Govt. Secondary School, South Point and Govt. Secondary School, Dairy Farm with the objective to provide additional nutrition support to TB patient and augment community involvement to eliminate TB by 2025.

Shri Tapan Kumar Ray, IEC Officer, spoke about the transmission, clinical manifestation, prevention and control of TB, TB/HIV Co-infection, the ill-effect of alcoholism and smoking particularly in relation to the treatment of TB. He also informed about the incentives given  to the patient during the treatment under Ni-Kshay Poshan Yoajna and about Nikshay Mitra (Donor) under Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan and requested the teachers to come forward and become Ni-kshay Mitra and make  this Abhiyaan a success.

The gathering was also urged to propagate the message in the community.