RNTCP is renamed as NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ELIMINATION PROGRAMME in 2020.

Vission- A world free of TB.

Goal-End the global TB epidemic.

National strategy plan (2017-2025)

Vission- TB free india with zero deaths, disease and pverty due to tuberculosis.

Goal-

To achieve a rapid decline in burden of TB, morbidity and mortality while working towards elimination of TB in india by 2025

NTEP includes 5 strategic pillars-

DTPB

I.D-DETECT

Find all DS-TB and DR-TB cases with an emphasis on reaching TB patients seeking care from private providers and undiagnosed TB in high-risk population.

HOW DO WE DO IT?

HOW DO WE DO IT?

Prevent the loss of TB cases in the cascade of care with support systems.

Free TB drugs for all TB cases

Universal daily regimens for TB cases and rapid scale-up of short-course regimens for drug-resitant TB 

Patient-friendly adherence monitoring and support to sustain TB treatment.

Elimination of catastrophic costs by linkages of eligible TB patients with social welfare schemes including nutritional support.

III.P-PREVENT-

PREVENT

Prevent the emergence of TB in susceptible populations.

HOW WE DO IT?

1.Scale up air-borne infection control measures at health care facilities.

2.Treatment for latent TB infection in contacts of bacteriologically- confirmed cases

3.Address social determinants of TB through intersectoral approach