Incidents of TB have come down to 176 in 2012 from 209 in 2005 for a population of one lakh.
The President said the endeavour should now be to aim for universal access focusing on improved diagnosis of TB patients through improving outreach, vigorously expanding case-finding efforts among vulnerable sections of the society and extending services to patients diagnosed and treated in both the public and private sectors.
“I would urge all stakeholders to contribute to this noble cause so that the scourge of Tuberculosis ceases to be a public health problem in India and every citizen of our country goes on to become a productive member of society, participating actively in nation building,” he said. Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad could not attend the even due to some “unforeseen” reasons.
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