The journey of tuberculosis control, conceptual changes and implications of the shift from NTP to RNTCP to NTEP
A review
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tuberculosis, RNTCP, NTEPAbstract
Tuberculosis (TB) has long afflicted communities and nations. People have suffered for generations as a result of tuberculosis, and even today, when newer methods of diagnosing and treating the disease have made it curable, people continue to suffer and dying from it and malnutrition, overcrowding, air pollution, poor living conditions, and other factors that contribute to the TB burden. Financial decentralisation, as well as increased community participation, are required to achieve TB control in India. Furthermore, RNTCP should be effectively integrated with other related programmes i.e., the NACP to address co-infection (TB-HIV) and the National Rural Health Mission. Emerging problems such as childhood tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis should be addressed. Financial decentralisation, as well as increased community participation, are required to achieve TB control in India. Furthermore, RNTCP should be effectively integrated with other related programmes i.e., the NACP to address co-infection (TB-HIV) and the National Rural Health Mission. Emerging problems such as childhood tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis should be addressed.
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