Newer initiatives under national tuberculosis elimination programme

Abstract

National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme being implemented under the aegis of the National Health Mission with resource sharing between the State Governments and the Central Government. The Government of India has committed to achieving the SDG goal of eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in the country by 2025, five years ahead of the Global Target. In light of this ambitious target and to accelerate momentum towards the ultimate goal, an appropriate and representative change in the name of the programme was imperative, and it was decided to rename the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) as NTEP [1].

Keywords

• ntep
• tuberculosis
• rntcp