Updated On: 12 March, 2025 02:00 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
IIT-Delhi, Jamia Millia Islamia and JNU have joined the initiative, with many students becoming Nikshay Mitras, adopting TB patients and providing them with food baskets for six months

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Delhi's 100-day tuberculosis (TB) awareness and screening campaign, launched in December 2024, has mobilised schools, colleges and shelter homes to enhance TB prevention and early detection efforts. Educational institutions, including Kendriya Vidyalayas, Delhi government schools and private schools like Ramjas International, have conducted awareness sessions and rallies.
IIT-Delhi, Jamia Millia Islamia and JNU have also joined the initiative, with many students becoming Nikshay Mitras, adopting TB patients and providing them with food baskets for six months. The campaign has also intensified TB screening in prisons, shelter homes, and facilities for mentally challenged individuals. Health camps were held at Asha Kiran, a home for mentally challenged children and adults, where residents received X-ray screenings and symptomatic cases underwent NAAT testing.