100-day TB elimination campaign falls far short of its main objective
1 week, 3 days ago

100-day TB elimination campaign falls far short of its main objective

The Hindu  

The 100-day intensified TB elimination campaign was launched on December 7, 2024 across 455 intervention districts in 33 States and Union Territories to screen and test for TB among people belonging to the vulnerable or high-risk group — diabetics, smokers, alcoholics, people living with HIV, those with TB in the past, geriatric population, house-hold contacts of TB patients. Of the 5.1 lakh total notifications across India, over 3.5 lakh TB notifications are from the 455 intervention districts after more than 10 crore vulnerable individuals were screened between December 7, 2024 and February 22, 2025. So compared with the corresponding period last year, the total TB notifications even across India had increased by only 44,585 between December 7, 2024 and February 22, 2025. The total number of TB notifications across India between December 7 and March 6, 2025 has been almost the same as the corresponding period last year.

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Maharashtra to launch 10-day active TB detection campaign
1 week, 5 days ago

Maharashtra to launch 10-day active TB detection campaign

Hindustan Times  

Starting March 10, the Maharashtra government will launch a 10-day active case finding campaign focussing on enhancing tuberculosis case detection, reducing diagnostic delays and improving treatment outcomes, especially among high-risk groups. As per officials, the previous ACF campaign held between December 23 last year and January 3, 2025, screened 1.30 crore population and identified 2,378 new cases. The campaign ending …

Over two lakh people screened in Tiruchi district under 100-day TB elimination programme
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Over two lakh people screened in Tiruchi district under 100-day TB elimination programme

The Hindu  

Over two lakh people in Tiruchi district have been screened for tuberculosis and 810 diagnosed in the latest phase of the 100-day campaign to raise awareness and detection of the disease, authorities have said. Of these, samples were taken from 30,204 people and 810 cases have been diagnosed,” Deputy Director Medical Services – TB S. Savithri, told The Hindu. As …

T.N. to revisit TB diagnostic algorithm to focus on clinically vulnerable population
3 weeks, 2 days ago

T.N. to revisit TB diagnostic algorithm to focus on clinically vulnerable population

The Hindu  

: Tamil Nadu is now revisiting the tuberculosis diagnostic algorithm to focus on the “known clinically vulnerable population”, and offer them upfront screening using chest X-ray, considering the challenges posed by asymptomatic TB. While the contacts of patients with TB come under our purview, we are now focusing on the known clinically vulnerable population. The known clinically vulnerable population would …

Nadda: No plans to push TB target beyond 2025
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nadda: No plans to push TB target beyond 2025

Hindustan Times  

The government does not plan to push the tuberculosis elimination target beyond 2025, Union health minister JP Nadda said on Tuesday, adding that the status of the programme would be clearer in April when the “100 days intensified TB campaign ends”. The health ministry during a briefing shared a status report on the progress made in the last 10 years …

Optimistic about eliminating TB from India this year, says JP Nadda
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Optimistic about eliminating TB from India this year, says JP Nadda

New Indian Express  

The health minister said that he would be able to confirm on meeting the TB target by the first week of April, when the 100-day nationwide intensified TB campaign will be completed. So far, 1.26 lakh new TB patients have been identified under the campaign, which is focused on enhancing detection, reducing diagnostic delays and improving treatment outcomes. Nadda said …

Tuberculosis incidence in Karnataka drops by 40% from 2015 baseline
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tuberculosis incidence in Karnataka drops by 40% from 2015 baseline

The Hindu  

Keeping in line with India’s ambitious goal of tuberculosis elimination by 2025, five years ahead of the SDG timeline of 2030, Karnataka has reduced 40% of TB incidence compared to 2015 baseline. Targets for achieving this ambitious goal are: 80% decline in annual TB incidence rate, 90% decline in death due to TB, and zero catastrophic expenditure due to TB.,” …

Over one lakh people screened in Tiruchi district under intensified 100-day TB elimination programme
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Over one lakh people screened in Tiruchi district under intensified 100-day TB elimination programme

The Hindu  

More than a month after the 100-day campaign to raise awareness and diagnosis of tuberculosis was launched, over one lakh people in Tiruchi district have been screened for the disease and 385 cases have been diagnosed, officials said on Wednesday. It targets 347 districts throughout India as part of the ‘TB Mukt Bharat’ programme to end tuberculosis and is scheduled …

Pune civic body achieves 100% TB target for 2024
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pune civic body achieves 100% TB target for 2024

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation has achieved 100% of its target under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme in 2024. The civic body identified 7,777 new tuberculosis cases during the year, marking a significant step towards the elimination of TB, officials said on Sunday. Dr Prashant Bothe, city TB officer, said that the state government health department gives all civic bodies a …

TB elimination campaign: Most Punjab districts faltering on screening vulnerable population
2 months ago

TB elimination campaign: Most Punjab districts faltering on screening vulnerable population

Hindustan Times  

Punjab health department has raised concern over the poor performance of most districts in the state’s TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan. Data showed that there are 32.65 lakh vulnerable persons in 18 districts of Punjab, but only 5.75 lakh have been screened for TB as of January 6. Documents accessed by HT have revealed that out of the total 18 districts, …

Centre orders screening camps to curb prevalence of TB in Indian prisons
2 months, 1 week ago

Centre orders screening camps to curb prevalence of TB in Indian prisons

The Hindu  

Amid ongoing efforts by healthcare experts to reassure the public about reports of Human Metapneumovirus and respiratory illnesses, the Union government has directed States to conduct screening camps in prisons to detect and control the prevalence of tuberculosis. In an advisory issued to Home Secretaries and Heads of Prisons, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that the closed and overcrowded …

Tamil Nadu: DPH estimates 2.16 crore vulnerable to TB, advises all to get tested soon
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: DPH estimates 2.16 crore vulnerable to TB, advises all to get tested soon

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has instructed the people belonging to the vulnerable population — estimated to be 2.16 crore — to get tested for the disease during the 100-day TB elimination campaign that commenced on December 7. During a review meeting on December 20, the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Dr T S …

U.P. govt screens 27 lakh citizens in mission to end TB by 2025
2 months, 3 weeks ago

U.P. govt screens 27 lakh citizens in mission to end TB by 2025

Hindustan Times  

In a push to eradicate tuberculosis from Uttar Pradesh by 2025, a massive statewide campaign has screened over 27 lakh citizens, the state government announced on Sunday. Special focus is being given to 15 high-prevalence districts, including Ayodhya, Sitapur, Barabanki, Deoria, Etawah, Amethi, and Siddharthnagar, a state government press release stated. The initiative prioritises uncovering undiagnosed cases, reducing TB-related deaths …

PMC to screen over 8 lakh vulnerable population for TB under SSHAKTI programme
2 months, 3 weeks ago

PMC to screen over 8 lakh vulnerable population for TB under SSHAKTI programme

Hindustan Times  

Stepping up its fight towards elimination of tuberculosis, the Pune Municipal Corporation has started the SSHAKTI programme to reduce transmission and incidence of the ailment among vulnerable population, officials said. The programme aims to reduce diagnostic delays, improve the treatment initiation rate, reach the unreached population, and enhance the early detection of TB cases. The programme was started in PMC …

Health departmentto screen 2 lakh people for Tuberculosis in Dharmapuri by 2025
3 months ago

Health departmentto screen 2 lakh people for Tuberculosis in Dharmapuri by 2025

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: As part of the union and state government programmes aiming to eradicate Tuberculosis by 2025, health department officials have planned to screen at least two lakh people in the district. Speaking on the matter, Deputy Director of the health department Dr Balasubramaniyam said, “Tuberculosis is an air-bornebacterial infection which directly affects people’s immunity. It easily impacts people with smoking …

In the ‘END TB’ strategy, the other grave forms of tuberculosis are out of focus
3 months, 1 week ago

In the ‘END TB’ strategy, the other grave forms of tuberculosis are out of focus

The Hindu  

In January 2021, SA, the middle of three siblings, a bright adolescent in the slums of Howrah, aspired to clear her class 12 exams soon, and start earning for the family. However manifestations of TB are protean, and the seriousness and prevalence of some forms of TB, which are loosely conflated into one term, EPTB or Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis, cannot …

100-day campaign to make Maharashtra TB-free launched
3 months, 1 week ago

100-day campaign to make Maharashtra TB-free launched

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The public health department on Saturday launched a 100-day campaign aimed at reducing the spread and prevention of tuberculosis, which will cover over 34 million people in the state. 100-day campaign to make Maharashtra TB-free launched Part of the national tuberculosis eradication programme, the special drive will be implemented in 347 districts of the country, including 17 districts and …

Special 100-day campaign under ‘TB-Free Maharashtra’ initiative
3 months, 1 week ago

Special 100-day campaign under ‘TB-Free Maharashtra’ initiative

Hindustan Times  

The public health department’s 100-day campaign launched on Saturday aimed at reducing the spread and prevention of tuberculosis will cover over 3.40 crore people in the state. The campaign focuses on mapping areas and populations with high risk of TB, including individuals over 60 years old, those with the disease history of at least last five years, close contacts of …

AP Pledges Support for National TB Elimination
3 months, 1 week ago

AP Pledges Support for National TB Elimination

Deccan Chronicle  

The AP health minister attended a video conference led by Union minister for health J.P. Nadda from New Delhi on Saturday. During the conference, Satya Kumar assured that all efforts would be made to ensure the success of the ‘Nikshay Shivir: 100 Days Intensive Campaign,’ a key component of the National TB Elimination Programme, which is being implemented in 347 …

Health Minister launches 100-day campaign to reduce TB incidence and mortality
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3 months, 1 week ago

Health Minister launches 100-day campaign to reduce TB incidence and mortality

The Hindu  

“The rate of TB decline in India has doubled from 8.3% in 2015 to 17.7% today, much ahead of the global average. Deaths due to TB have also reduced in India by 21.4% in the last 10 years,” Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said at the launch of the intensified national ‘100 day TB elimination campaign’ on Saturday, in Haryana. …

Government to launch 100-day nationwide TB campaign, denies shortage of anti-TB drugs
3 months, 1 week ago

Government to launch 100-day nationwide TB campaign, denies shortage of anti-TB drugs

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: To eliminate tuberculosis in India, which tops the list of 30 countries with high-burden TB cases, the centre announced that a 100-day intensified campaign will be launched across 347 high-priority districts in 33 states and union territories. The campaign is aimed to enhance TB case detection, reduce diagnostic delays, and improve treatment outcomes, particularly in high-risk groups will …

Gurugram: TB cases rise to 8k; officials credit ‘better reporting’
4 months ago

Gurugram: TB cases rise to 8k; officials credit ‘better reporting’

Hindustan Times  

Tuberculosis cases in Gurugram have surged to approximately 8,000 so far in 2024, reflecting an increase of about 7,000 cases compared to 2023. Health department officials attribute this rise to a 2022 mandate that requires private hospitals to promptly report TB cases, leading to improved compliance and increased reporting in 2024 in contrast to the last two years. According to …

Long way to go in war against TB, drug supply to continue: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao
4 months, 1 week ago

Long way to go in war against TB, drug supply to continue: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Acknowledging that tuberculosis remains a significant health challenge in the country, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that he recently held discussions with the Union Health Ministry to ensure a consistent supply of first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs to address recent shortage. As per the WHO report, in 2023, India had around 2.7 million cases of TB, with 2.51 million people …

WHO says 2023 saw the highest number of tuberculosis cases on record
4 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO says 2023 saw the highest number of tuberculosis cases on record

The Independent  

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Sharpening India’s anti-tuberculosis fight
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sharpening India’s anti-tuberculosis fight

The Hindu  

The omnipresence of tuberculosis in the pages of history and literature is testimony to how the disease has plagued generations across the world and continues to be a major problem even today. For example, in 2023, addressing the big challenge of ‘missed’ TB cases, 25.1 lakh patients were diagnosed in India as having TB, highlighting strengthened case finding efforts. It …

Eliminating TB by 2025 looks near impossible
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Eliminating TB by 2025 looks near impossible

Hindustan Times  

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable. The latest WHO Global TB Report reveals that India has the world’s largest TB epidemic; at 2.6 million, the country accounts for the highest number of TB cases as well as multi-drug resistant cases. A study from Mumbai highlighted an unacceptably long average delay between a …

39% TB cases found during Tamil Nadu TB survey had no symptoms
7 months, 2 weeks ago

39% TB cases found during Tamil Nadu TB survey had no symptoms

The Hindu  

The first-of-its-kind TB prevalence cross-sectional survey was carried out among individuals aged older than 15 years across Tamil Nadu from February 2021 to July 2022. Based on the survey findings, the authors of the study from the National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai have recommended that the State TB programme should prioritise the use of chest X-rays for earlier …

India-made TB diagnostics tech wins acclaim at World Health Assembly
9 months ago

India-made TB diagnostics tech wins acclaim at World Health Assembly

The Hindu  

The Truenat platform, a rapid molecular test for the diagnosis of pulmonary, extrapulmonary, and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis, that was developed in India, has been hailed for its role in combating TB and as a possible component of global healthcare solutions at the recently-held 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva. At the World Health Assembly, The Global Fund, which collaborates with the …

Health Ministry reworks protocol as India’s TB elimination drive plateaus
9 months, 1 week ago

Health Ministry reworks protocol as India’s TB elimination drive plateaus

The Hindu  

India’s goal to achieve rapid decline in the burden of tuberculosis morbidity and mortality, while working towards the elimination of TB in the country by 2025, has plateaued, a senior Health Ministry official said. According to the Health Ministry, India has been engaged in TB control activities for more than 50 years, yet the disease continues to be the country’s …

Gross mismanagement: The Hindu Editorial on TB drug shortages and India’s national TB programme
11 months, 1 week ago

Gross mismanagement: The Hindu Editorial on TB drug shortages and India’s national TB programme

The Hindu  

April 10, 2024 12:15 am | Updated 01:30 pm IST With less than two years left to achieve the ambitious goal set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018 to “eliminate” TB in India, the pharmacy of the Global South is once again struggling to treat patients with drug-sensitive TB. Just seven months ago, there was an acute shortage of …

Eradication of TB remains a distant goal as systemic challenges persist
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Eradication of TB remains a distant goal as systemic challenges persist

The Hindu  

March 28, 2024 10:35 pm | Updated March 29, 2024 12:40 pm IST Ahead of World TB Day on March 24, Survivors Against TB, a community advocacy group of TB survivors, wrote a letter to the Prime Minister “on the urgent and pressing need to expand efforts to address India’s Tuberculosis crisis.” The letter mentions that despite the government’s commitment …

TB challenge needs a multi-focal approach
11 months, 2 weeks ago

TB challenge needs a multi-focal approach

Hindustan Times  

An increase in the number of tuberculosis cases notified in India in 2023 over 2022 underscores the rigour of the efforts to shrink the pool escaping the TB control programme’s radar. The better capture of cases can be credited to the private sector’s impressive jump in performance, as well as states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar bettering their record. India’s …

2.55 million cases of TB notified in India last year, most in decades
11 months, 2 weeks ago

2.55 million cases of TB notified in India last year, most in decades

Hindustan Times  

India notified nearly 2.55 million cases of tuberculosis last year according to government data, the highest achieved since the start of the TB control programme in the 60s, indicating the efficacy of a drive to identify individuals afflicted with the disease, and ensure they get treated. Of all the TB cases notified in 2023, nearly 32% of notifications came from …

2.55 million cases of TB notified in India last year, most in decades
11 months, 2 weeks ago

2.55 million cases of TB notified in India last year, most in decades

Hindustan Times  

India notified nearly 2.55 million cases of tuberculosis last year according to government data, the highest achieved since the start of the TB control programme in the 60s, indicating the efficacy of a drive to identify individuals afflicted with the disease, and ensure they get treated. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Last year, 2.42 million cases were notified from across the …

Making TB among women visible
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Making TB among women visible

Hindustan Times  

Did you know that India has the highest burden of tuberculosis, or TB in the world? As a result, finding and treating extra-pulmonary TB remains a challenge in India and I’m sure this is compounded with the challenges that women generally face in accessing healthcare2. It is the need of the hour to raise awareness about TB in women –symptoms …

Missing TB Cases In India Reduced From 1 Million In 2015 To 0.26 Million In 2023: Mandaviya
1 year, 1 month ago

Missing TB Cases In India Reduced From 1 Million In 2015 To 0.26 Million In 2023: Mandaviya

News 18  

After two challenging years of the pandemic, India has seen a reduction in tuberculosis incidence by 16 per cent, almost double the pace witnessed globally, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. Virtually addressing the 37th Board Meeting of the Stop TB Partnership, he also said the number of missing TB cases in India has reduced from 1 million …

A model that provides all TB services under one roof
1 year, 1 month ago

A model that provides all TB services under one roof

The Hindu  

India has a stated goal of eliminating tuberculosis by 2025. In an article - ‘Walk In Centre - One Stop TB Solution - A Model Game Changer in Tuberculosis Control’ - published in the State’s public health journal, officials of the directorates of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and of Medical and Rural Health Services have outlined the need for …

Let’s just talk health, shall we?
1 year, 2 months ago

Let’s just talk health, shall we?

The Hindu  

Often times, in the post-COVID world, with science/health reporting picking up since the pandemic, health writing becomes all about telling a story in detail, it’s about laying it all bare, explaining the nuances, capturing the latest research and interpreting it for a burgeoning group of readers of science and health articles. “A crippling cost-of-living crisis, burnout and well below inflation …

India achieved record TB notification in 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

India achieved record TB notification in 2023

The Hindu  

January 12, 2024 08:55 pm | Updated 09:50 pm IST - CHENNAI With 25,37,235 TB cases notified in 2023, India has bettered the TB notification number achieved in 2022. Besides marking a record total TB notification, 2022 also recorded the highest ever TB case notification from the private sector — 7,33,694, which was 77.1% of the target notification. Despite the …

Missing TB cases in the private sector
1 year, 2 months ago

Missing TB cases in the private sector

The Hindu  

India made notification of TB patients mandatory in 2012 to address the problem of delayed diagnosis, suboptimal quality of care, incorrect diagnostic and treatment protocols being used, and a high drop-out rate in the private sector. Despite the significant increase in the private sector TB notifications over the years, they fall far short of the targets set by the National …

Tuberculosis: First time infections rise to 30-year high
1 year, 4 months ago

Tuberculosis: First time infections rise to 30-year high

Hindustan Times  

An estimated 10.6 million people developed tuberculosis in 2022. The World Health Organization said this was the highest annual record of new cases of TB since it started monitoring the disease in 1995. Due to isolation and quarantine measures during the pandemic, many people failed to get tested for TB, said Ananthakrishnan: "A large number of people who had extra …

India has most number of TB cases in world: What’s going wrong?
1 year, 4 months ago

India has most number of TB cases in world: What’s going wrong?

Firstpost  

The WHO report said India in 2022 recorded the most tuberculosis cases of any country and a nearly third of the world’s cases. As per The Wire, India, with 27 per cent of the world’s TB cases, remains far ahead of Indonesia and China. The Union Health ministry of Wednesday said the WHO had recognised India’s success in reducing the …

WHO hailed India’s success in managing TB: Union Health Ministry
1 year, 4 months ago

WHO hailed India’s success in managing TB: Union Health Ministry

The Hindu  

India has made tremendous progress in improving case detection and reversed the impact of COVID-19 on the tuberculosis programme, noted the World Health Organization’s ‘Global TB Report 2023’ released earlier this week, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. “The WHO has made a downward revision of TB mortality rates from 4.94 lakh in 2021 to 3.31 lakh in 2022, …

7.5 million new cases of TB in 2022: WHO report
1 year, 4 months ago

7.5 million new cases of TB in 2022: WHO report

The Hindu  

There was a major global recovery in the number of people diagnosed with TB and treated in 2022, after two years of COVID-related disruptions, according to the just-released WHO Global TB Report. The reported global number of people newly diagnosed with TB was 7.5 million in 2022. The number in 2022 probably includes a sizeable backlog of people who developed …

Tuberculosis outbreaks have occurred twice in SA this year — what's causing TB to spread?
1 year, 5 months ago

Tuberculosis outbreaks have occurred twice in SA this year — what's causing TB to spread?

ABC  

Health authorities have identified a cluster of active tuberculosis cases in South Australia's Murraylands, months after a separate outbreak was confirmed in the state's remote Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. Health officials say the recent cluster is not linked to any TB cases in the APY Lands, where 13 people have tested positive for the disease since an outbreak there started …

Quality of active TB case finding suboptimal nationally: study
1 year, 5 months ago

Quality of active TB case finding suboptimal nationally: study

The Hindu  

Since 2017, India’s Tuberculosis programme has been undertaking active case finding outside the healthcare settings among high-risk populations. Of the three ACF cycles recommended among the high-risk populations each year, 642 districts undertook just one cycle. Based on the available data, the quality of ACF was measured using three indicators — screening at least 10% of the district population for …

In TB detection, smear microscopy’s share still holds sway
1 year, 7 months ago

In TB detection, smear microscopy’s share still holds sway

The Hindu  

“Many of the patients enrolled in the trial had either not undergone any testing or not completed the long-duration treatment… Most of the patients enrolled in the trial had extensive disease affecting both their lungs,” Dr. C Padmapriyadarsini, Director of the Chennai-based National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis and the trial coordinator of the modified BPaL regimen, told The Hindu. …

A new edge to the fight against tuberculosis
1 year, 10 months ago

A new edge to the fight against tuberculosis

The Hindu  

At the One World TB Summit in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on March 24, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi instilled fresh energy to the global tuberculosis elimination response and reiterated India’s commitment to spearhead this effort. The Prime Minister’s remarks are critical as we look to redefine India’s and the world’s TB elimination response — with innovation and research being central …

TB cases rise in Pune, need to look beyond lungs to eliminate TB, say experts
1 year, 11 months ago

TB cases rise in Pune, need to look beyond lungs to eliminate TB, say experts

Hindustan Times  

As Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases constitute 40% of the total Tuberculosis cases reported in the city in the past four years and the number continues to rise, it is high time for the health department of the Pune Municipal Corporation to look beyond just lung disease to eliminate TB from Pune. The importance of this cannot be emphasised enough given …

Now, India to estimate TB burden using own system
1 year, 11 months ago

Now, India to estimate TB burden using own system

The Hindu  

India has become the first country in the world to estimate the tuberculosis burden in-country and launch its own mathematical system to estimate the disease burden. The Health Ministry noted that as per this data, the global TB reduction numbers stand at 11% while the reduction in TB cases in India is 18%. “This model was constructed based on the …

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