The Indian Practitioner

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India has been engaged in Tuberculosis control activities for more than 50 years. In spite of this, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be India’s severest health crisis. It is reported that 27% of the total TB cases occur in India. India now possesses advanced technology and effective interventions for diagnosis, treatment and care of TB. With this confidence, the Govt. of India has decided to utilise its full potential and propose transformational changes to end TB by 2025 ahead of the WHO target. This article analyses two ambitious projects in the tuberculosis control activities, which includes system for TB elimination in private sector (STEPS) and the programmatic management of TB infection (PMLTBI).


Keywords

End TB, latent TB, TB elimination
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