Subbaraman et al. present a cascade of care for tuberculosis (TB) in India’s public sector for the year 2013. Drawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Reports, the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) of the Government of India annual reports as well as three systematic reviews conducted
There are enough constitutional, legal and ethical imperatives to state that all emergency care should be available to everyone irrespective of paying capacity. The State should be responsible for providing emergency care via the public sector or for strategically purchasing it from private providers. Even if that arrangement is not
A multipronged strategy focusing on improving diagnostic capacity, guaranteeing high-quality treatment and preventing transmission will be central to meeting the challenge of DR-TB in India. Click here to read the article. Drug-resistant tuberculosis: is India ready for the challenge?