Counting Tuberculosis Patients in India: A Continued Imbroglio?
Journal Title: Public Health – Open Journal - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
In India, tuberculosis continues to be major public health problem despite the efforts of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) since 1997. In 2014, out of the estimated 9.6 million TB cases across the globe, India alone harbors nearly 23% (2.2 million TB cases) of the total global TB burden.
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Sharath Burugina Nagaraja
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