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Source: The post is based on the article “At 25.37 lakh, India achieved record TB notifications in 2023″ published in “The Hindu” on 13th January 2024.
Why in news?
Recent reports have shown that there have been 25,37,235 TB cases of TB in 2023.
What is the current status of TB in India?
1) Public Sector TB cases notified are 1,699,119, reaching 93% of the target.
2) Private Sector TB Cases notified are 838,116, reaching 89% of the target.
3) TB cases have been decreased since 2022.
4) TB case notification in 2022 was 13% more than what was achieved in 2021. Due to the pandemic, TB notifications fell sharply in 2020 and 2021.
5) Over the years, there has been a steady rise in the private sector’s contribution to TB notifications: 21% in 2017, 25% in 2018, 28% in 2019, and 31% in 2020.
6) Despites cases is declining the private sector’s TB case notifications have consistently fallen short of the targets outlined in the National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2022-2025.
7) According to the National Strategic Plan (NSP), approximately 0.54 million TB patients are not captured by surveillance and services, potentially in the private sector or the community.
What is Tuberculosis (TB)?
1) Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that most often affects the lungs and is caused by a Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium. It spreads through the air when infected people cough, sneeze or spit.
2) Tuberculosis is preventable and curable.
3) About a quarter of the global population is estimated to have been infected with TB bacteria.
4) Those who are infected but not (yet) ill with the disease cannot transmit it.
What is National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Tuberculosis (2017-2025)?
1) National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Tuberculosis (2017-2025) was launched by Ministery for Health and Family Welfare.
2) It has been launched with the goal of achieving the SDG targets related to TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global target.
3) The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include ending the TB epidemic by 2030 under Goal 3.
4) National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Tuberculosis adopts strategies under four pillars- Detect, treat, prevent, build.
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