India's Tuberculosis Incidence Dropped 0.5 Per cent in 2015-2020

India's Tuberculosis Incidence Dropped 0.5 Per cent in 2015-2020

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India’s tuberculosis (TB) incidence experienced only a marginal decrease of 0.5% between 2015 and 2020, falling short of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) End-TB milestone for 2020. The WHO’s end-TB strategy aims for a 90 per cent reduction in TB deaths and an 80 peecent reduction in incidence rate by 2030. Of the 204 countries analysed by the team, 15 met the 2020 TB incidence milestone, while 17 met the mortality milestone.

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