Community Engagement activity at District TB Office, Agra -2025
As part of behavioural intervention study implemented by Department of Social & Behavioural Research, ICMR-NIRT at Agra, a community engagement event was organized on August 6, 2025, at District TB Office, Agra. The theme of the event was “Commit to End TB” focused on patient centered TB care, including nutritional support. This event was jointly conducted by the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), Agra; ICMR-National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases (NJIL&OMD), Agra; and ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT), Chennai.
Dr. Sukhesh Gupta, District TB Officer, Agra, spoke about the vital role of community support and nutrition for TB patients. As part of the event, nutrition kits were distributed to TB patients.
Mr. S. Senthil, Senior Technical Officer, DSBR, ICMR-NIRT explained the study objectives and emphasized the importance of awareness and behavioural change using ‘Nudges' to promote early initiation of treatment, and adherence. The event was attended by Dr. Madhan Kumar Murthy, Scientist-D, and Dr. Neha Mishra, Scientist-C, ICMR-NJIL&OMD along with other staff from ICMR-NJIL&OMD.
