Union Health Minister J P Nadda said that India has undertaken one of the world’s largest screening and early detection efforts to eliminate tuberculosis under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme.
Mr. Nadda said this while addressing an event on Ministerial Perspectives on Lung Health Screening during the 79th Session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
He underlined that the country has expanded active case finding among vulnerable populations through house-to-house outreach, mobile screening teams, community campaigns and focused drives in high-risk areas.
The Minister further informed that India has significantly scaled up modern diagnostics to detect TB and other lung diseases.
Mr Nadda added that molecular testing platforms, digital chest X-ray services, AI-assisted interpretation tools and handheld screening devices are being deployed to reduce diagnostic delays, particularly in remote and underserved regions. He stressed that innovation must serve equity and technology must reach the last mile.
