Tuberculosis:
Global tuberculosis report
WHO has published a global TB report every year since 1997.
For the period 2016–2035, these are WHO’s End TB Strategy and the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which share a common aim: to end the global TB epidemic.
India’s TB Burden:
India has 30 percent of the world’s TB cases, which is the highest in the world, followed by Indonesia and China.
Fight against TB:
In many ways, TB has never been more visible than before. The years 2018 and 2019 have been landmark years in the fight against TB, globally and in India, with the first ever High-Level Meeting on TB held at the United Nations last year.
In India, there is high political will and commitment to end TB, budgets are slowly increasing, new social support schemes have been announced and TB survivors are speaking up.
World TB Day is observed on March 24.
What should be done to achieve the set targets under End TB strategy?
The targets set in the End TB strategy are global reduction of 20% in incidence and 35% in mortality by 2020, taking 2015 as the base year.
Initiatives:
Prevention of TB:
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