The State Technical Support Unit TB (STSU – TB) in Uttar Pradesh was set up in 2022 to support the State’s management of private sector engagement, strategic purchasing, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and multi-sectoral collaboration in order to enhance TB prevention, detection and treatment outcomes.
STSU – TB works closely with the Central TB Division and National Technical Support Unit.
The state has made great strides in its maternal and child health indicators. However, when it comes to national rates and goals, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of over 200 million still lags behind.
522850
new TB cases notified in 2022. UP accounts to 21.58 % of cases notified in India1
Estimated TB Prevalence
India: 312 (286-337)1
TB Case notification rate per 100,000 population in 2022: 2181
Estimated TB Prevalence in Uttar Pradesh: 427 (352-501)1
Treatment Success rate in public sector increased from 69% in 2017 to 86.3% in 20221
To improve effective health coverage, IHAT aims to enhance availability, quality and utilisation of health services, across the continuum of care, for women and children. It builds on global best practices using program learnings to design innovative and comprehensive solutions to address critical barriers across the 3 main platforms – health facilities, communities and health systems.
Uttar Pradesh has advanced multi-sectoral action under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme to accelerate progress towards TB elimination. With TB-STSU’s technical support, the State TB Cell has deepened collaboration across government, corporates and communities to strengthen diagnostics, nutrition support, capacity building and TB notification. This document summarises TB-STSU’s contributions and shows how cross-sector partnerships and community participation are improving early detection and patient-centered care statewide.
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India Health Action Trust (IHAT) launched the Gender Champions Initiative as a key mechanism to operationalise the IHAT Gender Equality Strategy (2024-2029). Aligned with Strategy Objective 2 – strengthening staff understanding and application of gender-transformative approaches – the initiative builds internal leadership and embeds gender responsiveness across programmes and operations.
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India contributes to more than a quarter of the TB burden globally. One in five persons notified with active TB comes from Uttar Pradesh (UP). Quality specimens are vital for the laboratory diagnosis of TB. It is more feasible to move samples rather than people for TB testing. Thus, a transportation system for TB testing to laboratories becomes crucial. This brief highlights the Volunteer Sample Transporter System that was piloted in UP, which has shown improvements in the number of samples transported.
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