Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program: Evolution, Achievements, and Challenges

Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program: Evolution, Achievements, and Challenges

India initiated National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTCP) in 1962. After reviewing NTCP and realizing its shortcomings, the Government of India evolved and adopted a revised strategy - the directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) - under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP...

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Main Authors: Devidas Trimbak Khedkar, Udaykumar Bhaskar Chitnis, Jitendra Shyamsundar Bhawalkar, Megha Sunil Mamulwar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University
Subjects:
Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP)
Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) Strategy
Stop TB Strategy
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National Strategic Plan (NSP)
Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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