agent host and environmental factors and interaction between the three

Definition of Prevalence of TB Infection.

Stats around India and world.

Chemotherapy for TB is the use of an anti-TB drugs to kill, or prevent the replication of, TB mycobacteria in the patient’s body. Effective anti-TB chemotherapy renders the patient non-contagious and cures the patient, thereby interrupting the chain of transmission. Mortality rates of TB range from 50-80% in untreated smear-positive individuals and drop to lower than 5% under chemotherapy.

whats constitutes chemotherapy,

what happens in infectiousness of tb,

and role in preventing mortality and morbidity.

The primary impact of HIV on TB is that the risk of developing TB becomes higher in patients with HIV. Overall, HIV-infected persons have an approximately 8-times greater risk of TB than persons without HIV infection. 

Screen TB PLHIV patients for symptoms of TB and HIV

Figure: Screening steps for TB - HIV patients

TB-HIV Burden

Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is a major initiative of Government of India (GoI) whereby any government subsidy or benefit is to be transferred directly into the beneficiary's bank accounts. Intermediary government agencies only manage the process of payments, without handling actutal money.

Criteria for availing DBT Scheme benefits under NPY

DBT Schemes in NTEP

what is DBT?

Different DBT schemes under NTEP