August 12, 2017 India

India does not implement six out of the 16 key World Health Organisation (WHO)- recommended tuberculosis (TB) control policies in diagnosis, patient care and treatment, a new global report has found.

Four other policies that are a part of the national policy are not being fully implemented.

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