India has signed a loan agreement worth 400 million dollar with the World Bank to help treat and eliminate Tuberculosis from the country.
Features of Agreement:
The World Bank supported program will support the government's National Strategic Plan to end TB in India by 2025.
Coverage: It will cover 9 States of India.
Timeline: The $ 400 Million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a 19-year maturity which includes a 5-year grace period.
Strategy of the Program:
To provide financial incentives to private sector care providers for reporting cases of TB and ensuring that their patients complete the treatment regimen.
To provide Direct Benefit Transfers to patients for acquiring the critical nutrition needed during treatment.
To strengthen the detection, treatment and monitoring of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and track progress in the detection of additional drug resistance.
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