Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, and Human Resources.
4. India has made substantial progress in tackling Tuberculosis however, some concerns remain. Identify these concerns and suggest measures to overcome them. 10M
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu
Why this question
India has the highest burden of TB patients in the world despite the fact that TB is a completely curable disease. Even though there are many policies but the disease still inflicts heavy economic and health costs on the poor patients
Key demand of the question.
The question wants us to delve deep into the TB disease burden in India, and bring out the inefficiencies of the surveillance-based strategies in tackling the disease.
Structure of the answer
Introduction– write a few introductory lines giving data about how Tuberculosis is the worst among endemic diseases, killing 1.5 million people every year (WHO).
Body-
Concerns: Bring out the flaws in the government programs in tackling TB.E.g. there is no prescribed method of monitoring the trajectory of TB control, contrast this with the National AIDS Control Programme. RNTCP has failed to elicit people’s partnership in TB control
Measures: Discuss the advantages/ need for a rights-based approach in this direction. E.g Such an approach focuses on creating health systems that foster trust, partnership, and dignity. This approach regards people with TB not as subjects to be controlled but as people to be partnered with
Conclusion– Based on your discussion, form a fair and balanced conclusion on the given issue.
