Tuberculosis is one of the biggest killers in the country, but its numbers have been declining since the Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) programme came into effect in 2003. However, the latest statistics provided by the health department of Pilibhit reveal that the number of TB cases reported from the district in the last six months are over six times higher than the north-Indian average.

As many as 950 TB cases were diagnosed in Pilibhit in the last six months from January to June. Of these, 233 are relapse cases and 27 of them have been diagnosed with multiple drug resistant (MDR) TB.

In 2014, around 2,000 patients were diagnosed with the disease in the entire year.............Read more

Source web page: Times of India