India Speeding Towards TB Elimination
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report 2025 shows a sharp 21% fall in India’s TB incidence, dropping from 237 per lakh in 2015 to 187 per lakh in 2024 nearly twice the pace of the global decline and marking a major milestone in India’s fight against the disease.
Menace of TB
- In 2024, around 10.7 million people developed TB and 1.23 million died from it. TB remained one of the top 10 causes of death globally and the leading killer among single infectious diseases.
- The global TB incidence rate stood at 131 per 100,000 population, while the ....
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