07 April,2015 08:13 AM IST | | IANS
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan on Monday offered his services to the government for creating awareness about infectious diseases, specially tuberculosis and hepatitis B.
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Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan on Monday offered his services to the government for creating awareness about infectious diseases, specially tuberculosis and hepatitis B.
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Bachchan, accompanied by his wife and Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan, met union Health Minister J.P. Nadda at his residence and offered his services to spread awareness about the disease, a senior health ministry official told IANS.
Nadda tweeted: "Deeply impressed by humility and social commitment. Happy to inform that Shri @SrBachchan showed a keen interest in helping to create awareness on health issues".
"I thank Shri @SrBachchan for offering his support to the health ministry for creating awareness on health issues especially Hepatitis B and TB."
The 72-year-old Bachchan also took to the micro-blogging website to share an update.
"The start of another mission - the awareness for Hepatitis B... meeting authorities to take this forward - like Polio and TB," he wrote.
The "Don" star has been associated with Unicef as a Global Ambassador for polio eradication since 2005. His active campaigning for the cause, coupled with other factors, helped India achieve its polio-free status.
