Shortage of essential TB medicines hits Maharashtra, other states; patients in need struggle

Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are the two states with most TB cases in the country

For the past few months, several districts in Maharashtra and other states have faced a shortage of essential medicines for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis undergoing treatment at directly observed treatment and short-course centres (DOTS). Notably, the Centre operates a TB elimination programme with the goal of eradicating infectious disease by 2025. The Centre supplies medicines to the states, which are then distributed to municipal corporations and other local bodies.

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