Question: Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the international body Stop TB Partnership Board?
(a) Abhinav Gupta
(b) Dr Harsh Vardhan
(c) Agam Mittal
(d) Arun Kumar Gupta
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- On 18 March 2021, Dr Harsh Vardhan,Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, has been appointed the Chairman of the international body Stop TB Partnership Board.
- He was appointed in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the movement to eradicate Tuberculosis from India by 2025.
- He will serve a three-year term, commencing from July this year.
Stop TB Partnership:
- The Stop TB Partnership is a unique international body with the power to align actors all over the world in the fight against TB.
- The partnership was established in the year 2000.
- The Partnership’s vision is a TB-free world.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay