Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria adopts 10 tuberculosis patients of state

GUWAHATI: The Governor of Assam, Gulab Chand Kataria, adopted 10 tuberculosis patients of the state on Saturday at Raj Bhawan as a part of the Nikshay Mitra Campaign, a community support initiative for TB patients under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.

On behalf of the TB patients Dr. M. S. Lakshmi Priya, IAS, Mission Director, NHM Assam; Jayanta Dutta, Zonal Administrative Officer, NHM Assam; Dr. Avijit Basu, Joint Director (TB); and Dr. Palash Talukdar, WHO Consultant, received the food baskets as nutritional support from the Governor of Assam. S. S. Meenakshi Sundaram, IAS, Commissioner and Secretary to the Governor of Assam, and Swapna Dutta Deka, IAS, Secretary to the Governor of Assam, were present along with key officials of the Raj Bhawan and National Health Mission, Assam, stated a press release.

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