CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Meghalaya government, which has adopted a ‘people’s movement’ against tuberculosis, has recently been awarded for best practices in controlling the disease that affects 2.6 million people in India every year.

Detailed explanation-2: -ABOUT THE NTEP The National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), previously known as Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), aims to strategically reduce TB burden in India by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Detailed explanation-3: -In terms of treatment of patients, RNTCP has been recognized as the largest and the fastest expanding TB control programme in the world. RNTCP is presently being implemented throughout the country. Under the programme, diagnosis and treatment facilities are provided free of cost to all TB patients.

Detailed explanation-4: -Healthy India 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. In 1978, BCG vaccination was shifted under the Expanded Programme on Immunisation.