Lok Sabha Question No. 1277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Financial Assistance to prevent Cancer and TB
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1277 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JUNE, 2019

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT CANCER AND TB

## 1277. SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of international financial assistance sought and received to prevent cases of Cancer and TB in the country during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) w hether funds have been allocated to certain Non - Government Organisations (NGOs) for the said purpose; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof across the country during the said period, State/ UT wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Financial  assistance  has  been  received  from  Global  Fund  for  AIDS,  TB  &  Malaria (GFATM) for Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), during each of the last three years and the current year as per details at Annexure - I .

The International financial assistance covers the following TB control activities:

- (i) Procurement of Sec ond Line Drugs
- (ii) Strengthening of RNTCP Lab Network
- (iii) Strengthening of RNTCP Information Technology  systems.
- (iv) Drug Resistant TB Patient Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) incentive support
- (v) Active Case Finding
- (vi) Engagement with Private Sector

Regarding cancer, technical collaboration exists with international organizations.

- (b)& (c): The details of funds allocated to Civil Society Organizations for the said p is at Annexure - II.

The fund allocated for during the said period has been done at the National level and there is no specific State/UT wise allocation.

Details of International Financial Assistance received from The Global Fund to the India's Revised Natio nal Tuberculosis Control Programme

(Rs in Crore)

|                                                           |   2016-2017 |   2017-2018 |   2018-2019 |   2019-2020 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| India's Revised National Tuberc ulosis Control P rogramme |      475.42 |      760.17 |      684.48 |      479.01 |

Details of International Financial Assistance by The Global Fund to the India's Revised National Tubercul osis Control Programme's Civil Society Principal Recipients Organisation

(Rs. in Crores).

| Civil Society Principal Recipients Organisation   | 2016-2017   |   2017-2018 |   2018-2019 |   2019-2020 |
|---------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| The Union                                         | 69.22       |       59.28 |       33.02 |       31.91 |
| Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)  | -           |        1.3  |       76.37 |       91.32 |
| William J Clinton Foundation (WJCF)               | -           |        4.87 |       39.06 |       40.36 |
| Centre for Health Research & Innovation (CHRI)    | -           |        8.71 |       35.55 |       28.53 |