Despite progress, India falls short of the goal of eliminating the bacterial disease by 2025 end

Despite making significant progress in reducing the number of tuberculosis cases, India still falls short of the goal of eliminating the bacterial disease by the end of 2025. Last year, the country recorded more than 27 lakh TB cases. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of cases, followed by Maharashtra, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. The latest annual Global TB report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) paints a grim picture, illustrating the high burden of TB cases as 2025 draws to a close. However, it must be said to the credit of healthcare authorities and dedicated workers that India has achieved a 21 per cent reduction in the incidence of the disease since 2015, from 237 per lakh populati

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