NTEP : A Historical Overview and Vision for the Future of Tuberculosis Elimination

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dc.contributor.authorRajpal, Sanjayen_US
dc.contributor.authorChopra, Kamal Kishoreen_US
dc.contributor.authorAnand, Ankitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorArora, Vijay Kumaren_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-13T09:31:07Z
dc.date.available2025-08-13T09:31:07Z
dc.date.issued2025-04
dc.description.abstractBackground : In 1962, the Government of India launched the National TB Programme (NTP), initially focusing on District TB Centres with BCG vaccination and treatment. The elimination of Tuberculosis (TB) in India is hindered by deep-rooted and persistent challenges. Decades of unchecked transmission have left a large proportion of the population with latent TB infection, which can reactivate at any point. A staggering percentage of the population is undernourished - 35% of adults and nearly half of children - compromising their immune systems and increasing the risk of TB reactivation. Additionally, a host of risk factors, including diabetes, indoor air pollution from cooking stoves and smoking, exacerbate the problem.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMBBS, Director Interim, STDC, New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre, New Delhi 110002 and Corresponding Authoren_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMD, Consultant, New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre, New Delhi 110002en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMD (Microbiology), Bacteriologist, New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre, New Delhi 110002en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMD, Chairman, TB Association of India, New Delhi 110001en_US
dc.identifier.citationRajpal Sanjay, Chopra Kamal Kishore, Anand Ankita, Arora Vijay Kumar. NTEP : A Historical Overview and Vision for the Future of Tuberculosis Elimination. Journal of The Indian Medical Association. 2025 Apr; 123(4): 15-20en_US
dc.identifier.issn0019-5847
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/252342
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Medical Associationen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume123en_US
dc.source.urifile:///home/erp1/JIMA/JIMA_2025_Jan-May/JIMA2025v123n4p15.pdfen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectTB Control Programmeen_US
dc.subjectTB Infectionen_US
dc.subjectLatent TB Infection.en_US
dc.titleNTEP : A Historical Overview and Vision for the Future of Tuberculosis Eliminationen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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