Question

Indian Medical Association (IMA) vows to make Bihar free from Tuberculosis by:
1. 2021
2. 2030
3. 2035
4. 2025

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 2025

The correct answer is 2025.

• The largest national association of doctors Indian Medical Association (IMA) of the modern scientific system of medicine, has announced its support and efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) in the Bihar state as a part of the "End TB" program launched by the government of India.
• In the year 2018, the Capital of Bihar (Patna) notified 17939 from the private health care sector and 3221 notifications from the public health sector at the notification rate of 317 per lakh population.
• In the same year, the state notified 41224 patients from the private sector and 64363 patients from the public sector respectively with a notification rate of 88 per lakh population.
• The Indian Medical Association (IMA) is working to protect doctors in the private sector to increase information and work toward the cause of ending TB by optimal utilization of the NIKSHAY app.
• The NIKSHAY is a phone app that allows doctors to get notified by the TB patients through a simple interface that also helps in TB patient care and management.

• Dr. Robert Kooch was the inventor of Tuberculosis(TB). Every year in India on 24th March TB day is celebrated.

State	Bihar
Formation	22 March 1912
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Capital	Patna
Governor	Phagu Chauhan
Districts	38
Headquarters	Patna city
Legislature	Bicameral (Council 75 seats) Assembly(243 seats)
Area (Total)	94,163(km) (36,557 (sq mi)
Population (2011) total	104,099,452
Density	1,102/km (2850 sq/mi)
Literacy rate	63.82%
Sex Ratio	918
Lok Sabha Constituencies	40 seats
Rajya Sabha Constituencies	16 seats
High court	Patna high court