Vedanta launches ‘Nikshaya Mitra Vahan’ for TB awareness in Odisha’s remote areas
Sundargarh (Odisha) [India], March 26: Observing the World Tuberculosis Day under the theme “Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver” as well as lending support to the national efforts of eliminating the fatal disease, Vedanta Aluminium flagged off a TB awareness van, ‘Nikshaya Mitra Vahan’, from Bileimunda village-based Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Odisha’s tribal-dominated Sundargarh district reaching out to over 4,500 rural folk.
Vedanta has committed to providing year-long nutritional kit support to 63 TB patients in Sundargarh district.
The awareness drive covered villages around Hemgir block in Sundargarh, including areas of Jamkani and Ghogharpalli mines, disseminating Information, Education & Communication (IEC). Materials were also distributed as ready reckoners for the ...