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1. Introduction
2. Outline
3. Importance of India in global TB control
4. 8.8 million incident cases of TB in 2010
5. India accounted for 25% of this TB burden
6. No country has more cases of TB than India
7. TB control in India: what has been accomplished?
8. TB control in India is the RNTCP responsibility
9. RNTCP: achievements
10. RNTCP has made the most of existing toolbox
11. TB control in India has been cost-effective
12. Challenges for TB control after DOTS scale-up
13. Very slow decline in TB incidence
14. What factors may explain this?
15. Threat of drug-resistant TB
16. What does "TDR-TB" really indicate?
17. Mismanagement of TB in India
18. RNTCP limited capacity to deal with MDR-TB
19. TB diagnostic practices in the private sector
20. WHO has warned against inaccurate TB tests
21. Widespread use of serological tests for TB
22. Survey: 17 of 22 use these antibody tests
23. Why inaccurate TB tests used in India?
24. Root causes for popularity of serology in India
25. Government of India banned TB serology tests
26. Treatment deviates from international standards
27. TB drugs are very available
28. Impact of TB mismanagement
29. A typical TB patient in India
30. New vision and goals for TB control
31. What is the new vision for TB control?
32. Raising the level of ambition: universal access
33. The RNTCP will pursue the following approaches
34. Universal access via improved, early diagnosis
35. Media campaign
36. Replacing bad with WHO-endorsed tests
37. Engaging to replace serology with WHO-tools
38. Improve notification of TB cases
39. For the new vision to succeed, India needs
40. How can India contribute to global TB control?
41. India's economic growth
42. India's progress in science
43. India's progress in communications
44. Success story with generic drugs and vaccines
45. India is poised to take the lead in TB diagnostics
46. Creating an ecosystem for innovation
47. India can also provide leadership in research
48. India's TB control will impact on global TB control
49. BRICS are now poised to provide new leadership
50. Thank you for listening

Topics Covered

• Importance of India in global TB control
• Burden of TB in India
• Challenges for TB control in India
• New vision and goals for TB control in India
• How can India contribute to global TB control?

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Series:

• Tuberculosis

Categories:

• Microbiology

Therapeutic Areas:

• Infectious Diseases
• Respiratory Diseases

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Publication History

• Published on February 28, 2013

Financial Disclosures

• Dr. Madhukar Pai has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.