(From left) Nalini Krishnan, director, REACH; Darez Ahamed, director, National Rural Health Mission; J. Radhakrishnan, Health Secretary; and P.R. He was addressing a gathering of pharmacists and private medical practitioners at an event organised by non-governmental organisation REACH working to eliminate TB in the city. REACH launched an initiative in 2012 to engage private practitioners and pharmacists in the city in treating TB. The other initiative – EQUIP – a two-year programme which engaged private practitioners, found that an interface agency was required to encourage private practitioners to join hands with the government. REACH director Nalini Krishnan said the project was just a model and must be scaled up.

Source: The Hindu February 21, 2018 19:52 UTC