Centre to Roll Out JOSH Teams in 55 Districts Across 11 States for TB Elimination

Key facts

• The Centre will launch Joint Squad for Health (JOSH) teams across 55 districts in 11 states to strengthen youth-led community mobilisation for tuberculosis (TB) elimination.
• Union Health Minister J P Nadda will lead the national launch of the JOSH teams at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Thursday.
• The initiative is jointly undertaken by the Union Health Ministry, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and the Ministry of Defence, bringing together Class-I officers, MY Bharat volunteers and NCC cadets.
• JOSH teams will disseminate information on TB symptoms, prevention, timely diagnosis and treatment completion, address myths and misconceptions, reduce stigma, and promote Jan Bhagidari in the TB elimination campaign.
• In 2025, 67,933 panchayats across 697 districts were recognised as TB free under the national TB elimination efforts.