{"id":309813,"date":"2024-09-10T18:43:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T13:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=309813"},"modified":"2024-09-11T12:00:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T06:30:22","slug":"indias-adoption-of-a-new-treatment-for-drug-resistant-tuberculosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-adoption-of-a-new-treatment-for-drug-resistant-tuberculosis\/","title":{"rendered":"India’s adoption of a new treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>: The post India’s adoption of a new treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis has been created, based on the article \u201cTaking TB seriously: Early adoption of the new treatment regimen is welcome<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu<\/strong>\u201d on 10th August 2024<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic: <\/strong>GS paper2- governance- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health.<\/p>\n

Context<\/strong>: The article discusses India’s adoption of a new treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis.The new BPaLM regimen is shorter, more effective, and helps improve patient outcomes. It reflects India’s strong commitment to eliminating tuberculosis ahead of the global target.<\/p>\n

For detailed information on Health Ministry Approves New Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant TB<\/strong> read this article here<\/a><\/p>\n

What is the new tuberculosis treatment in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. India has introduced the BPaLM regimen for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).<\/li>\n
  2. This regimen uses four drugs: Bedaquiline, Pretomanid, Linezolid, and Moxifloxacin. It is more effective and shorter than traditional treatments, curing drug-resistant TB in just six months.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Why is this move important for India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    1. This change is crucial because an estimated 75,000 people in India have drug-resistant TB.<\/li>\n
    2. The shorter treatment duration, compared to the traditional 20 months, will help improve their quality of life and increase the chances of recovery.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      How has India shown commitment to fighting TB?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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      1. India has shown strong political will to eliminate TB. It voluntarily set a target to eliminate TB by 2025, five years earlier than the global target.<\/li>\n
      2. India’s TB incidence reduced by 16% from 2015 to 2022, which is faster than the global reduction rate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        What are some other measures India has taken?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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        1. India has adopted rapid molecular testing to diagnose drug-resistant TB. This led to better detection and higher treatment success rates.<\/li>\n
        2. Financial, nutritional, and societal support through the Ni-kshay Mitra scheme has also been beneficial. India\u2019s mortality rate from TB reduced by 18% from 2015 to 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Question for practice:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

          Discuss the significance of India’s adoption of the BPaLM regimen for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Source: The post India’s adoption of a new treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis has been created, based on the article \u201cTaking TB seriously: Early adoption of the new treatment regimen is welcome\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 10th August 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS paper2- governance- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector\/Services relating… Continue reading India’s adoption of a new treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10382,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230],"tags":[300,212,10498],"class_list":["post-309813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","tag-governance","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10382"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309813\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}