Men Dominate TB Patients
The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Elimination Program (NTLP) says 61 percent of 14, 000 national cases of Tuberculosis (TB) involve men with 39 percent of the patients being women.
Tb Registered Cases Drop by 12 Percent
The National Tuberculosis Control Programme says number of Tb recorded cases dropped by 12 percent in 2020 owing to COVID-19.
TB Dept To Extend Screening to Borders, Airports
The National Tuberculosis, TB and Leprosy Control Program has unveiled plans to extend TB mobile diagnostic units to airports and borders in order to scale up screening initiatives.