India Houses 81489 Paediatric TB Cases in 2012

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New Delhi (ABC Live):Paediatric TB cases being reported under Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) have decreased from 85756 in 2010 to 81489 in 2012.

As per “WHO Global TB report 2013” the proportion of paediatric TB cases out of all New TB cases detected In India, during the year 2012  is 7%. This is in consonance with the global projection of proportion of paediatrics TB cases of 6%.

The measures taken by the Government under RNTCP for paediatric TB include.

·        Provision of quality assured diagnosis.

·        Provision of Treatment with quality assured anti TB drugs.

·        Intensified screening for early case detection of paediatric TB amongst children/ contact of sputum positive TB cases

Children found positive for TB are put on anti TB treatment

Children upto six year of age, found negative for TB are given prophylactic therapy to prevent development of disease.This was stated by Sh. Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.