\u201cThe rate of TB (tuberculosis) decline in India has doubled from 8.3% in 2015 to 17.7% today, much ahead of the global average. Deaths due to TB have also reduced in India by 21.4% in the last 10 years,\u201d Union Health Minister\u00a0<\/b>J.P. Nadda said at the launch of the intensified national \u2018100 day TB elimination campaign\u2019 on Saturday (December 7, 2024), in Haryana.<\/p>\n
The goal of the campaign, to be implemented in 347 districts across the country, is to find and treat \u2018missing TB cases\u2019, especially in high-risk groups, and reduce TB deaths significantly.<\/p>\n