In 2018, there were 2.15 million new tuberculosis (TB) case notifications in India, an increase of 3 lakh (16%) cases in a single year, for the first time in the history of the National Tuberculosis Programme. More importantly, private notifications have increased by 38.1% in the last one year — from 3.91 lakh in 2017 to 5.4 lakh in 2018.
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