Mumbai: Despite initiatives, TB cases on rise in certain hotspots
Officials attribute numbers to presence of densely populated slum pockets across the city
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Officials attribute numbers to presence of densely populated slum pockets across the city
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In 2021 there was a 19% increase in tuberculosis (TB) patients' notifications from 2020. The total number of TB patientsnotified during 2021 were 19,33,381.
Covid-19 likely to hamper India's 'End TB' programme - Covid-19 has played a big role in derailing efforts and reversed the gains made so far in controlling the infectious disease, TB across the world.
Testing and diagnosing tuberculosis is important to control the disease and save lives and livelihoods but the pandemic has impacted cases being reported to the government.