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TB control: India has been skipping these 6 of WHO's 16 key guidelines

Diagnosis and drug-resistant treatment are the two critical areas where India has lagged

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Swagata Yadavar | IndiaSpend
India does not implement six out of the 16 key World Health Organisation (WHO)- recommended tuberculosis (TB) control policies in diagnosis, patient care and treatment, a new global report has found.
Four other policies that are a part of the national policy are not being fully implemented.
These were the findings of the third edition of ‘Out of Step’, a report published by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Stop TB Partnership. The study reviews TB policies and practices in 29 countries which account for 82% of the global TB burden.

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