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The Union Health Minister launched JOSH (Joint Squad for Health) teams under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 8 October 2026 — deployed across 55 districts in 11 States and UTs in Phase 1.
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What Is It?
- A youth-led community health outreach mechanism
- Deploying volunteer squads to mobilise Jan Bhagidari in the fight against tuberculosis
- Door-to-door awareness campaigns
- Working across blocks, wards and villages
- Lead ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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What Digital Tools Are Used?
TomorrowNABARD Sprint 60: the 2025 cut-offs and your 60-day Phase I planRegister free →- TB Mukt Bharat App for monitoring
- Khushi Avatar (e-Sangini) — a multilingual AI assistant answering queries and giving medication reminders in 12 Indian languages
Important Facts for Examsmost asked
- JOSH — Joint Squad for Health; launched 8 October 2026; 55 districts, 11 States/UTs in Phase 1, to scale to 804 districts
- TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan — India aims to end TB by 2025, five years ahead of the SDG 3.3 target of 2030
- NTEP — National TB Elimination Programme, renamed from RNTCP in 2020
- Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana gives ₹1,000 per month (raised from ₹500) for nutrition during treatment; Ni-kshay Mitra allows citizens to adopt TB patients
- India has the world’s highest TB burden, with about 26 per cent of global cases
- MY Bharat — Mera Yuva Bharat, the youth volunteer platform launched in 2023
- World TB Day: 24 March
