CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The National TB Programme (NTP) was launched by the Government of India in 1962 in the form of District TB Centre model involved with BCG vaccination and TB treatment.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is no longer known as the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP), and has been rechristened as the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP). The change in name is in line with the larger goal of eliminating the disease by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals target.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP), based on the internationally recommended Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) strategy, was launched in 1997 expanded across the country in a phased manner with support from World Bank and other development partners.

Detailed explanation-4: -PIP: In 1962, the government of India launched a National Tuberculosis Control Program to detect as many tuberculosis cases as possible, provide effective treatment, establish district tuberculosis centers, extend short-course chemotherapy, and strengthen existing state tuberculosis training and demonstration centers.