Intensified TB Elimination Campaign Expanded
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What Happened
Why It Matters
Background
History & Context
What Changed
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Target area: BEFORE, the intensive 100-day screening campaign was restricted to 347 priority districts. NOW, it has been scaled to cover all districts across the country.
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Case detection tools: BEFORE, screening heavily relied on passive health-seeking behavior and standard facility-based diagnostics. NOW, proactive screening uses AI-enabled handheld X-rays and mobile diagnostic 'Nikshay Vahans' deployed directly to villages.
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MDR-TB Treatment: BEFORE, conventional multi-drug-resistant TB treatments lasted up to 20 months with severe toxic side effects. NOW, the newly introduced BPaLM regimen provides a highly effective, all-oral cure in just six months.
Prelims Angle
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Practice Questions
Q1
Correct Statement(s)Consider the following statements regarding India's tuberculosis elimination efforts: 1. The BPaLM regimen, introduced under the National TB Elimination Programme, is an all-oral, 6-month treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis. 2. India's national goal for TB elimination aligns exactly with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 3.3) target year of 2030. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?