Dare2eraD TB

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• The Minister said that Dare2eraD TB will be the umbrella TB program of DBT comprising of following key initiatives-
  • InTGS - Indian Tuberculosis Genomic Surveillance Consortium;
    
    
  • InTBK Hub- Indian TB Knowledge Hub- Webinar Series;
    
    
  • Host Directed therapies against TB and developing an evidence-based regimen for treating extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis.
    
    
  
  
  
• Union minister also said that Indian Tuberculosis Genomic Surveillance Consortium (InTGS) is proposed on lines of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG) for Whole Genome Sequencing, (WSG) TB surveillance.