42% TB patients remain untreated in Nepal
Summary
About 42 percent of tuberculosis patients in Nepal remain untreated, posing a challenge to the country's goal of eliminating the disease by 2050, officials said on World Tuberculosis Day.
Key Points
- Around 42 percent of tuberculosis patients in Nepal remain outside the treatment system.
- Nepal aims to eliminate TB by 2035 and become TB-free by 2050.
- 39,151 new TB cases were detected in fiscal year 2024/25, with 61% men, 39% women, and 5.6% children below 15 years.
- The government provides TB treatment through 6,241 health institutions, including facilities with AI-assisted digital X-ray machines.
