MP medical department announces rewards for bringing TB patients | Fusion - WeRIndia

Diwali is one of the most joyous festivals, as many offers are announced during the festive season. Now, the Agar district of Madhya Pradesh came up with an exclusive offer to eradicate tuberculosis in the country by 2025.

The Agar district health department announced rewards from ₹500 to ₹5,000 for people who bring TB patients for treatment. It took this unique initiative to bring awareness among people and to eradicate TB as part of the National Tuberculosis Eradication Programme.

The health department decided to run this mega campaign between October 24 and December 31 for this. Hence it announced a reward scheme.

The main condition is that the TB patients brought to the treatment should be diagnosed recently and should not undergo any treatment in the past for this.

The intention behind the offer is to encourage more TB patients to get treatment. Some TB patients are not coming forward to get treatment. They are even trying to hide their disease. It will make the condition more critical.

Hence, to save the patients, the health department announced rewards. It announced not only cash rewards but also appliances for people who bring TB patients to the hospital.

The offers announced by the hospital are as follows:

• If an individual brings one patient, he will get ₹500 or tiffin.
• Those who bring five patients can get ₹2,500 or a mixer.
• For bringing 10 patients, one can get ₹5,000 or a mobile phone.
• If anyone brings 15 patients, he will get 7,500 or 100 grams of silver coins.
• For bringing 20 patients, one can get ₹10,000 or 200 grams of silver coins.
• Those who bring 25 patients can get ₹12,500 or 2 grams of gold coins.
• For bringing 30 patients, one can get ₹15,000 or 3 grams of gold coins.
• Those who bring 40 patients can get ₹20,000 or 4 grams of gold coins.
• If anyone brings 50 patients, he will get ₹25,000 or 5 grams of gold coins.
• One can get ₹50,000 or 10 grams of gold coins for bringing 100 patients.

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