WHO Global Ministerial Conference on TB eradication

The WHO Global Ministerial Conference “Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Era- A Multisectoral Response

Question: The WHO Global Ministerial Conference “Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Era: concluded during November 16th-17th, 2017 at which of the following places?
(a) New York
(b) New Delhi
(c) Paris
(d) Moscow
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:

  • During November 16-17; WHO Global Ministerial Conference Tuberculosis Eradication in the Sustainable Development Era, 2017 – was held in Moscow, Russia.
  • In this conference, India is represented by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda.
  • On this occasion, he said that India is committed to eradicating TB by 2025.
  • Recently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced the implementation of the daily dose of medicine for TB disease victims across the country under the revised National TB Control Program (RNTCP).
  • The ministry had earlier asked to take the drug supplements three times a week for the treatment of TB disease.
  • The Ministry of Health will extend it to all the major hospitals, IMAs, IAPs and professional medical organizations to make available doses of mixed drugs daily to all TB patients.
  • According to World Health Organization’s Global TB report 2017, the number of people suffering from TB has decreased from 28.2 lakh to 27 lakh and death has decreased by 60 thousand in the last one year.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=173580
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/2017/ministerial-conference-tb/en/
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=173607