History of Programmatic Management of Drug Resistant TB (PMDT) in India

Figure 1: History of PMDT in India (2007 to 2020).; Source: Guidelines for PMDT in India, 2021 p.02 ​

• Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis (PMDT) services were rolled out in India in 2007. ​
• From 2007 to 2012, services were expanded in terms of diagnostic and treatment facilities. ​
• Country-wide geographical coverage of PMDT services was achieved in 2013.​
• From 2012 to 2017, major policy shifts under PMDT were observed like introduction and expansion of Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CBNAAT), Universal Drug Susceptibility Testing (UDST), and introduction of newer drugs.​
• In 2017 to 2020, introduction and expansion of Truenat till sub-district level, national-wise coverage of UDST, shorter and longer oral multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) regimen​ were achieved.

Resources​

• Guideline for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis (PMDT) in India, 2021 

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