Jennifer Mendoza
Research expert covering health, pharma and medtech
Tuberculosis in India - statistics & facts
One of the gravest health challenges that the world, including India, faces today in terms of communicable disease burden is Tuberculosis. This disease has been attributed with high costs to the Indian economy. According to an estimate by the WHO, India had the highest number of reported TB cases in the world. With advancements made in the field of medical and biotechnology, the country鈥檚 health care plans for treating tuberculosis have improved significantly. Yet, issues such as the recent exposure of TDR-TB (Totally Drug Resistant Tuberculosis) come with its own array of setbacks. TDR-TB cases allude to those patients who are resistant to all first-line and second-line drugs that are typically used to treat TB. This creates friction towards achieving the target of complete elimination of TB by 2030 under the global sustainable developmental goals.
