Government has assured full technical support and supply of medicines for treatment of drug resistant Tuberculosis cases in Mumbai. The decision comes after the Central Team that visited Mumbai to examine the reported Drug resistant cases of TB submitted its report to the Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today.

According to an official release, the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme, RNTCP of Maharashtra will adopt all these cases and offer them the entire treatment free of cost. It is reported that out of the 12 patients diagnosed with extensive drug resistant TB cases, condition of nine patients is stable after the treatment while three have since died.