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flag Shorter, all-oral TB treatments are cost-effective and improve outcomes, supporting wider use in India’s TB program.

flag A new study by India’s ICMR finds that six-month, all-oral treatments for drug-resistant TB—BPaL and BPaLM—are cost-effective and improve outcomes compared to longer regimens. flag BPaL saves INR 379 per additional quality-adjusted life year (QALY), while BPaLM costs just INR 37 more per QALY gained. flag Both regimens reduce healthcare costs, improve adherence, and enable faster recovery. flag The findings support expanding these shorter treatments under India’s National TB Elimination Programme to accelerate TB elimination efforts.

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