Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan on April 7, 2021 launched ‘Anamaya’, the Tribal Health Collaborative through video conference.
- A multi-stakeholder initiative supported by Piramal Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF),‘Anameya’ will converge efforts of various Government agencies and organisations to enhance the health and nutrition status of the tribal communities of India.
- Recently, the Tribal TB Initiative was launched by both the Ministries (Ministry of Health and Ministry of Tribal Affairs) to fulfil the Prime Minister’s goal of ‘TB MuktBharat’by 2025, five years ahead of the global deadline.
- Dr Harsh Vardhan also expressed hope that in the coming days, other critical diseases such as Malaria, Sickle Cell Disease, malnutrition, anaemia etc, which are widely prevalent among the tribal communities will also be addressed effectively.
