SOUMYA SWAMINATHAN APPOINTED NTEP ADVISER
Why in the News?
- Soumya Swaminathan, former Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research and Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization, has been appointed Principal Adviser for the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP).
- She will serve in this role pro bono at the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, based out of Chennai.
source:cdc
National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP)
- Formerly Known As: Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP)
- Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- Objective: Eliminate TB as a public health issue in India by 2025
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