India has shown significant progress in its battle against tuberculosis (TB) even though it accounted for more than a quarter of the global burden of tuberculosis in 2018, according to Global TB report for 2019. AdvertisingThe total TB incidence rate in India has decreased by almost 50,000 patients over the past one year. In 2017, India had 27.4 lakh TB patients, which came down to 26.9 lakh in 2018, but of these, only about 21.5 lakh were reported, the report stated. Yet, 26.9 per cent of the global TB burden of 10 million in 2018 was from India, according to the report. India has resolved to end TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global deadline of 2030.

Source: Indian Express October 17, 2019 21:56 UTC