Maharashtra to deploy 300 Truenat machines for TB diagnosis

Maharashtra will install 300 Truenat Quattro machines across primary health centres, rural hospitals and district facilities under a ₹41.92-crore project. Approved by WHO, the portable machines detect TB and drug-resistant TB in about an hour. The project targets 9.36 lakh tests annually, identifying 1.12 lakh TB patients. A tripartite MoU has been signed between BPCL Foundation, HITES, and state health services.