Report: Facing the Reality of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Challenges and Potential Solutions in India – Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine, the Indian National Science Academy, and the Indian Council of Medical Research

An estimated 8.8 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2010 and 1.4 million died from the disease. Although antibiotics to treat TB were developed in the 1950s and are effective against a large percentage of TB cases, resistance to these antibiotics has emerged over the years, resulting in the growing spread of multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB. The IOM held a workshop April 18-19, 2011, in New Delhi, India, in collaboration with the Indian National Science Academy and the Indian Council of Medical Research, to highlight key challenges to controlling the spread of drug-resistant strains of TB in India and to discuss strategies for advancing and integrating local and international efforts to prevent and treat drug-resistant TB.

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