India's Rapid Progress in TB Elimination: A Global Model

India is outrunning the global average in achieving Sustainable Development Goals, witnessing significant declines in TB cases and deaths between 2015 and 2022. Union Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel highlighted these achievements during an event at the UN General Assembly in New York City.

India is making significant strides towards the Sustainable Development Goals, outpacing the global average with a 16% decrease in TB cases and an 18% reduction in TB deaths from 2015 to 2022, according to Union Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel.

Speaking at the 'Interactive TB Vaccines Dialogue' event, hosted by STOP TB Partnerships alongside the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Patel spotlighted India's leadership role in the Stop TB Partnership Board and its commitment to eradicating TB by 2030.

Patel pointed to the success of India's enhanced National TB Elimination Programme, which has disbursed $373 million to over 10 million TB patients through the Nikshay Poshan Yojana since 2018. With 7,767 molecular diagnostic labs and an 88% treatment success rate, India's TB programme stands as a global exemplar.

(With inputs from agencies.)