GURGAON: In a bid to eradicate the deadly disease of Tuberculosis (TB) from the state, the health department expanded “Mission TB Free Haryana” on Tuesday. The campaign was launched in five districts a year ago, however, it was introduced in the rest of the state with the launch of five medical vans A year ago, the mission was launched in five districts including Palwal, Rewari, Nuh, Jhajjar and Gurgaon. On Tuesday, the mission was upgraded as a statewide campaign with the launch of five medical vans. These vans will travel all over the state and help in the treatment of TB patients.The van is equipped with the latest machines to identify the symptoms of the disease, and even conduct tests like sputum smear tests. Once the person will be diagnosed with TB, then regular monitoring will be done and a tab will be kept on the patient’s health. The van will visit nooks and corners of the state, especially to the slums and where lower income group resides.Each district’s TB officer will be responsible to coordinate with the van, NGOs, private and government hospitals. In fact, teams have already been appointed in each district which will coordinate on the ground level and identify suspected TB cases and then put them in touch with the district TB officers.Besides this, the residents will be given the facilities to get the around 30 medical tests for free. These tests will include over health check ups and sputum smear test for TB. To facilitate the process, health cards will be issued to people which will be required in the hospitals.Then, all hospitals will be connected to the centralized server and comprehensive patient data will be prepared. The health card will also be linked to the aadhar card and these will be stored in the patient data. As a result, a patient can walk into any hospital for medical treatment, while his health history will be available on the server which the doctors can access.“Tuberculosis is a major problem especially in the lower income group. Moreover, it is not easy to identify through routines tests and once diagnosed it is important to take regular medicines. The purpose of the mission is to ensure that all patients are supervised regularly and is not spreading to others around the patients,” said Anil Vij , health minister, Gurgaon.