Event | Governor of Madhya Pradesh honoured stakeholders of the 100-day Ni-Kshay Shivir Abhiyan and launched the state-wide Healthy Liver Mission in Bhopal. |
100-Day Ni-Kshay Shivir Abhiyan | - Conducted under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program to identify TB cases, ensure timely treatment, and raise awareness. |
| - Over 5,000 Gram Panchayats declared TB-free. |
| - Seoni and Betul districts secured the highest number of TB-free Gram Panchayats for three consecutive years. |
| - Kanhar (Mandla), Patwa (Balaghat), and Sawarwani (Chhindwara) achieved TB-free status. |
| - Aiming for 100% coverage and TB elimination by 2028. |
Healthy Liver Mission | - Focuses on combating liver-related diseases like hepatitis B and C, fatty liver, and cirrhosis. |
| - Madhya Pradesh is the top-performing state in India for fatty liver disease prevention. |
| - Includes screening camps, medical training, consultations, and free medicine distribution. |
National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) | - Renamed from Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) in 2020. |
| - Aims to eliminate TB in India by 2025, ahead of the global target of 2030. |
| - Guided by the National Strategic Plan (2017-2025) under pillars: Detect - Treat - Prevent - Build (DTPB). |
| - Reported 25.5 lakh TB cases in 2023 and 26.07 lakh cases in 2024, the highest-ever case notifications. |
| - Introduced improved drug-resistant TB treatments, including the all-oral Bedaquiline regimen, increasing success rates from 68% in 2020 to 75% in 2022. |
| - mBPaL regimen (Bedaquiline, Pretomanid, Linezolid) offers 80% success for MDR-TB, reducing treatment duration to six months. |
Fatty Liver Disease | - Hepatic steatosis is the buildup of excess fat in liver cells. |
| - Unhealthy when fat exceeds 5% of liver cells (hepatocytes). |
| - Two types: NAFLD (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) and Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (AFLD). |