Dr. Sanjeev Kamble is heading the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), a centrally sponsored Health Scheme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. He is continuously involved in implementing different strategies to control TB in India. The Indian healthcare system is crippled with multiple challenges and an ever-increasing disease burden of tuberculosis.
The health ministry plans to introduce a national strategic plan to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025. Moreover, India constitutes as a hub for multi-drug resistant TB. In addition, there has been a pattern of inconsistency in implementing plans at a national level. In this exclusive Docplexus interview, Dr. Sanjeev Kamble Talks about “ Strategies To Tackle TB And Leprosy In India."