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1. MITTAL COLLEGE OF NURSING
AJMER (RAJ.)
PRESENTATION ON : TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA
SUBJECT: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
SUBMITTED BY
SANJAY JANGID
B.SC NURSING 4TH YEAR
SUBMITTED TO
MRS. DORCUS
(LECTURER)

2. TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION OF
INDIA

3.  Introduction
 Aims & objectives
 Founder Members
 Activities of the TB association of India
 Fund Raising
 INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF TAI
 Achievements

4. The Tuberculosis Association of
India (TAI) has been serving the
cause of tuberculosis since 1939. It
is one of the oldest and largest
voluntary organizations having its
affiliates all over the country.
INTRODUCTION

5.  It was set up in February, 1939 as a registered society
by incorporating the King Emperor's Anti-
Tuberculosis Fund and King George Thanks-giving
(Anti-Tuberculosis) Fund.
 Her Excellency the Marchioness of Linlithgow was
the first President of the Association when the
Tuberculosis Association of India was established on
February 23, 1939.

6.  The prevention, control, treatment and relief of
tuberculosis.
 The encouragement of and assistance in the
establishment throughout India of State
Associations having objectives similar in whole or in
part to those of the Association.
 The affiliation or control of and the rendering of
assistance to any institution having objectives similar
in whole or in part to the objects of the Association
AIMS & OBJECTIVES

7. The undertaking of the Research
and Investigation on subjects
concerning tuberculosis and allied
chest diseases.
The doing of all such things as are
incidental or conducive to the
attainment of the above objectives.

8.  HER EXCELLENCY THE MARCHIONESS OF LINLITHGOW
(President) (ex-officio)
The Viceroy’s House, New Delhi
 MAJOR-GENERAL E.W.C. BRADFIELD, CIE, OBE, KHS, IMS
Director-General (Ex-officio)
 COLONEL SIR A.J.H. RUSSELL, CBE, KHS, IMS
Public Health Commissioner (ex-Officio)
FOUNDER MEMBERS

9. U.N.SEN, Esq., CBE,
The Indian Red Cross Society
Mr. A.C. BADENOCH, CST, CIE, ICS,
Honorary Treasurer of the
Association (ex-officio)

10. The present major activities of the TAI are:
*Publication of the prestigious Indian
Journal of Tuberculosis quarterly being
uninterruptedly published since 1953. It’s
the only journal in India devoted
exclusively to the cause of tuberculosis
and chest diseases.
Activities of the Tuberculosis
Association of India

11.  Organization of the National Conference on
Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (NATCON). Since the
year 1939 the Association is organizing an annual
conference wherein around 500 delegates from all
over India assemble and exchange views, research
papers and attend seminars on tuberculosis and
diseases allied to it. NATCON is organised in
collaboration with one or other of the State affiliates
of the Association.

12.  TB Seal Campaign is organised every year. The Hona’ble
President of India who is also the Patron of the
Association generally inaugurates the Campaign on 2nd
October, the Gandhi Jayanti Day at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The TB Seals Campaign conveys the message that TB is
preventable. It also helps to raise funds for promoting
voluntary anti-TB work in the country and provides
opportunity to every citizen to contribute to the fight
against this anti-human disease. The campaign is being
organised since 1950.

13.  Providing quality diagnostic and treatment services
through its New Delhi TB Centre.
Complementing supplementing Revised National
Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP), (Directly
Observed Treatment Short Course) DOTS services of
Government of India (GOI). No new units are to be
established to avoid costs and duplication

14. Fund raising for the foregoing activities:
 TAI does not receive any Government grants
for its activities. A TB Seal Campaign which is
inaugurated every year on 2nd October by
the President of India who is the Patron of
TAI. A TB Seal costs 5 rupees and carries a
message about tuberculosis.
FUND RAISING

15. Technical education by way of
holding national and state level
conferences which serve the
scientific purpose of updating
knowledge of tuberculosis.

16. 1. The new delhi tuberculosis center.
2. The lady Linlithgow sanatorium at
Kasauli.
3. The king edward V2 sanatorium at
Dharampur.
4. Tuberculosis hospital at Mehrauli.
INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE
MANAGEMENT OF TAI

17.  In order to boost the IEC activities, the Association
produced a film on Tuberculosis through the grants-
in-aid of the Central TB Division of the Directorate
General of Health Services and distributed to various
TB Institutions and State TB Associations for their
health education activities.
 The Association is publishing a Souvenir every year
on occasion of the inauguration of the TB Seal
Campaign, which is inaugurated by H.E. the President
of India (Patron of Association) on 2nd October
(Gandhi Jayanti) at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
ACHIEVEMENTS

18.  The Association is publishing a Souvenir every year
on occasion of the inauguration of the TB Seal
Campaign, which is inaugurated by H.E. the President
of India (Patron of Association) on 2nd October
(Gandhi Jayanti) at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
 The Association also organized with the help of Delhi
TB Association street plays and Nukad Nataks to
propagate the Revised National Tuberculosis Control
Program / Directly Observed Treatment Short Course
(RNTCP DOTS) programme

19.  The Association organized the XIV
International Tuberculosis Conference in
New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan from January 7
to 11, 1957. The hone'able President of India,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, inaugurated the
Conference in New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru,
addressed the Conference on January 10.

20.  The Association also organized the IX Eastern
Region Tuberculosis Conference in 1974 and
1st South East Asia Region Conference in 2008
in New Delhi.