Wednesday, March 21, 2018

India to jail doctors for not reporting tuberculosis cases

The Indian government has made the non-reporting of tuberculosis a penal offence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has proposed a jail term for those medical practitioners who fail to report tuberculosis cases.

India is aiming to eradicate TB by 2025- five years ahead of the global deadline.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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