ADC Nowshera Visits Border Area Sair Makri, Extends Nutritional Support to Adopted TB Patient
RAJOURI: As part of the ongoing National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) and under the directions of Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Abhishek Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Nowshera, Dr. Pritam Lal Thapa, today visited the border area of Sair Makri.
During the visit, Dr. Thapa, who also serves as a Nikshay Mitra, provided nutritional support to a tuberculosis (TB) patient adopted by him under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (PMTBMBA). The initiative seeks to motivate individuals and institutions to assist TB patients through nutritional and social support, ensuring their complete recovery.
Dr. Thapa assured the patient of all possible assistance and lauded the medical staff for their dedicated efforts in implementing NTEP across the subdivision. He also urged health officials to intensify awareness and outreach activities, especially in remote and border areas, to promote early detection and complete treatment of TB cases.
The visit underscored the administration’s firm commitment to community-driven initiatives and the delivery of holistic healthcare at the grassroots level.
