India notified the highest number of 24.04 lakh tuberculosis cases last year as against an estimated 26.9 lakh cases by WHO, indicating that around three lakh patients missed out from the national TB programme, according to India TB Report 2020.
Context
India notified the highest number of 24.04 lakh tuberculosis cases last year as against an estimated 26.9 lakh cases by WHO, indicating that around three lakh patients missed out from the national TB programme, according to India TB Report 2020.
Background
Analysis
Learning the truths about TB
How does it spread?
What is drug-resistant TB?
Key-highlights of the India TB Report 2020
How is the situation worldwide?
India’s target to end TB
WHO’s “END TB Strategy"
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Government initiatives to end TB
Conclusion
India bears the world’s largest burden of tuberculosis (TB), accounting for one-fourth of all new infections. Its prevention and control is a challenge at multiple levels, requiring the united efforts of a diverse range of stakeholders. Though India has been proactive against TB in recent years, there is still a long way to go.
Verifying, please be patient.