{"id":298354,"date":"2024-06-06T18:50:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T13:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=298354"},"modified":"2024-06-06T18:50:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T13:20:37","slug":"revising-tb-treatment-protocols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/revising-tb-treatment-protocols\/","title":{"rendered":"Revising TB treatment protocols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Source-<\/strong>This post on<strong> Revising TB treatment protocols<\/strong>\u00a0has been created based on the article <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/85674\/OPS\/G39CT0RBE.1+G3GCT2LOS.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cHealth Ministry reworks protocol as country\u2019s TB elimination drive plateaus&#8221;<\/a> published in <strong>\u201cThe Hindu\u201d<\/strong> on 6 June 2024.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why in News?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently, Health Ministry official stated that <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">India&#8217;s efforts to achieve a rapid decline in tuberculosis (TB) morbidity and mortality and work towards the elimination of TB by 2025<\/span> have stalled. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is looking at reworking the protocol.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About revised TB treatment protocols<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 279px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/85674\/OPS\/Public\/G39CT0RBE.1%2BG3GCT2M07.1.jpg?resize=279%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"TB\" width=\"279\" height=\"266\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is revising TB treatment protocols, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">focusing on medication and treatment duration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. <strong>Objective:<\/strong> To rejuvenate the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TB-free initiative and eliminate<\/span> deaths, disease, and poverty caused by TB.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. India has been fighting TB for over 50 years. TB remains one of the country&#8217;s most severe health challenges, causing significant mortality and suffering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4. TB Mortality and Missing Cases:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">i) TB kills an estimated 480,000 Indians annually, equating to over 1,400 deaths per day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ii) Over a million TB cases go unreported annually, often due to under diagnosis or inadequate treatment in the private sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5. Technological Advancements:<\/strong> New technologies enhance early TB detection capabilities. \u00a0Improved interventions and technologies are available for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of TB.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>6. Ongoing Challenges and Required Actions:<\/strong> Despite advancements, more needs to be done to significantly reduce TB incidence. The Health Ministry emphasizes the need for increased efforts to address the ongoing TB crisis effectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-tb-report-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India TB report 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPSC Syllabus: Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source-This post on Revising TB treatment protocols\u00a0has been created based on the article \u201cHealth Ministry reworks protocol as country\u2019s TB elimination drive plateaus&#8221; published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 6 June 2024. Why in News? 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