Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
TB cases in India
Posted On:
23 SEP 2020 6:53PM by PIB Delhi
As per the Global TB Report 2019, the estimated number of cases and death rate in India has reduced from 2015 as under:
|
Year
|
Incidence
|
Mortality
|
|
2015
|
217/lakh population
|
36/lakh population
|
|
2016
|
211/lakh population
|
35/ lakh population
|
|
2017
|
204/lakh population
|
34/lakh population
|
|
2018
|
199/lakh population
|
33/lakh population
|
The total number of TB cases notified during the last three years and current year are as under:
|
Year
|
Total No. of notified TB patients
|
|
2017 (Jan-Dec)
|
1827959
|
|
2018(Jan-Dec)
|
2155894
|
|
2019 (Jan-Dec)
|
2404815
|
|
2020 (Till Aug 2020)
|
1176164
|
The Government of India is committed to End TB by 2025. Ministry has developed the National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Tuberculosis (2017-2025) with the goal of ending TB by 2025.
The key focus areas are:
• Early diagnosis of all the TB patients, prompt treatment with quality assured drugs and treatment regimens along with suitable patient support systems to promote adherence.
• Engaging with the patients seeking care in the private sector.
• Prevention strategies including active case finding and contact tracing in high risk / vulnerable population
• Airborne infection control.
• Multi-sectoral response for addressing social determinants.
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
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HFW /23September2020
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