TB

Apart from COVID-19 a more fatal,deadly more contagious and potentially serious infectious bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs is TB(Tuberculosis).Perhaps we have completely forgotten about this insidious disease that afflicts large swathe of the globe especially those nations that are underdeveloped,but it requires a great monitoring and supervision mechanism to curb this menace.The bacteria that causes TB is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes,by airborne respiratory droplets of saliva.Most people infected with the bacteria that cause tuberculosis don't exhibit symptoms at prima facie. When symptoms do occur, they usually include a cough sometimes blood-tinged, weight loss the main symptom, night sweats and low-grade night fever,weakness or tiredness.If TB is in the lungs,persons may also have shortness of breath,have chest pain or might be coughing up blood.A person with TB disease is contagious for as long as they have TB symptoms and if not treated cautiously then it gets converted in MDR TB.If untreated, it will probably kill you and could spread to people who live and work with you.

The COVID-19 pandemic has foregrounded the urgent call for infection control and strengthening of health systems to curtail the risk of spreading all deadly diseases, not just the current pandemic's aftermath .The world has depicted Profound solidarity in coming together against the battle of The COVID-19,and collaborating for a cure and vaccine for the coronavirus.TB has claimed more lives than any other infectious and contagious disease in the history of epidemiology.And it has struck back with an act of vengeance killing 4,000 and infecting 30,000 people every day across the globe. In India, as many as1,600 people perish daily because of TB and we carry 28 per cent of the global burden, the highest in the world today. Between 2006 and 2014, the direct and indirect economic impact of the disease was nearly $350 billion.TB affects the human resource development adversely, future aspect, growth,productivity and well-being of our nation.About 70 per cent of the patients are between the age group of 15-60.The disease costs around an average loss of 40 per cent of the annual household income.It disproportionately affects the poor,marginalised downtrodden and underprivileged.This disease throws families into vicious debt traps and perpetual poverty.Social norms like hygiene,sanitation,mal-nutrition, migra-tion, unplanned urbanisation, congested and proximal living spaces, social discrimination, stigma and the emergence of drug resistance TB (MDR) have further aggravated its management and caused severe damage to the social fabrics.Despite all efforts, we fail to identify nearly one million cases every year together and collaborating for a cure and a formidable and promising vaccine.

The Global Coalition Against TB(GCAT) is playing a vital and comprehensive role  to raise the level of discussion by proposing and promoting dialogue between policymakers, civic authorities practitioners,respective domain experts and other stakeholders in consonance with all.Sustained advocacy has contributed enormously to policy initiatives,such as the banning of outdated and serological tests, making a dreaded disease.Establishing a National TB Research Consortium,providing social support for patients,using of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools to track adherence, enhancing (PPP) public private partnership  sectors.GCAT participated in major global conferences,recognising that the cross-pollination of ideas,sharing knowledge and interaction,learning from proven interventions and innovations promote outcomes significantly.The Government has done phenomenal work under the Revised National TB Control Programme(RNTCP) since its inception in 1997,having treated nearly 18 million people and achieving globally acceptable detection and treatment rates.Even though RNTCP is most likely the world’s largest anti TB programme, the Government’s outreach has its limitations and there are large gaps in the system, since nearly 68-70 per cent of the people are treated in the private sector.ln 2018, India hosted the ‘EndTB’ summit,where the PM made a commitment to the global community to end TB in 2025,five years ahead of the deadline under the United Nation’s (UN)Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).Our federal Health Minister also made similar assurances during the one-day special session on TB in the UN General Assembly (UNGA)in 2018.  Under the Revised National Strategic Plan.All the global and local stakeholders Should do their best to deal with this ancient and profound contagious disease as like covid-19.

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