2.1 Mn Cases Of Tuberculosis In India Annually

NEW DELHI: The incidence of tuberculosis disease in India is around 2.1 million cases annually as per the latest World Health Organisation estimates, the Lok Sabha was informed.

"It is estimated that around 40 per cent of Indian population is infected with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes TB in human beings, but the vast majority of them have latent TB infection rather than TB Disease," Health Minister J P Nadda said in a written reply.

According to latest WHO estimates, the incidence of TB disease in India is around 2.1 million cases annually, Nadda said.

He said that under the National Tuberculosis Control Programme, diagnosis and treatment facilities including anti-TB drugs are provided free of cost to patients.

Nadda said that designated microscopy centres have been established for quality diagnosis for every one lakh population in the general areas and for every 50,000 population in the tribal, hilly and difficult areas.

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