RNTCP Annual Report 2012 - TBC India

Dr. Ashok kumar, M.D
Deputy Director General
Head, Central TB Division
Project Director RNTCP
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Preface
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The first edition of the 'Annual Status Report on RNTCP' was published eleven years ago providing an
overview of the progress made in TB control efforts in India and has been consistently released every year, since then,
on the World TB Day, the 24th March. India has made an enormous progress towards in TB control and the twelfth
edition of RNTCP status report "TB India 2012" contains a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of TB control
activities in India and progress made at district, states/UTs and country levels during the calendar year 2011. The state/
UT and district wise performance indicators have been presented on various parameters, alongwith their success stories
picturing the vital efforts of the health care providers down to most peripheral levels, in taking the TB control services
to the doorsteps of the TB patients. The recent advances in the programme have also been presented in this report.
The enormous efforts made by the concerned authorities and functionaries of the 35 States/ UTs, all the
RNTCP Consultants as well as various experts towards ensuring the efficient implementation and achieving the objectives
of RNTCP in our country, are highly appreciated. The Central TB Division is also thankful for the invaluable
contributions and collaboration of the multilateral & bilateral agencies and donors like Global Fund, World Health
Organization, World Bank, USAID, BMGF, UNION, World Vision, FIND, PATH to name a few of the many other
non-governmental agencies and institutions for their support and expertise in helping RNTCP which is being recognized
as one of the best disease control programme not only in the country but also globally.
As in the past years, this Annual Status Report 'TB India 2012' will serve as a National Reference Document on
RNTCP. The information contained in this report will prove useful to policy makers, programme implementers, health
administrators, researchers and academicians as well as to the community at large for providing better services for
universal quality TB care and control of TB in our country.
The Central TB Division thanks the esteemed readers for popularizing this national document and solicits their
suggestions and valuable comments for improving the future editions.
We are grateful to all the authorities, officers & staff of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Directorate
General Health Services, Govt. of India for their continued support to RNTCP for its efficient and effective
implementation.
Personal appreciations are extended to all those who have committedly contributed towards bringing out this
edition of 'TB India-2012'.
(Dr.Ashok Kumar)
TB'is fully curable with complete course of DOTS