India's commitment to End TB

The Government of India has committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals(SDG) targets related to ending TB by 2025 (5 years ahead of the global target).  This would mean that in 2025, the 2030 target of achieving 80% reduction in incidence, 90% reduction in deaths due to TB compared to that of 2015, is to be achieved.

Tuberculosis

Figure: Causative agent for Tuberculosis is Bacillus: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb)

 

  • Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease that is a major cause of ill health.

  • TB is caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb)

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