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TB Elimination in India
November 17 , 2025
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- India’s TB incidence dropped by 21%, from 237 per lakh in 2015 to 187 per lakh in 2024.
- This decline is almost twice the global rate.
- Treatment coverage rose to 92% in 2024, with 26.18 lakh patients diagnosed.
- This also led to a major reduction in missing TB cases.
- The treatment success rate under TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan reached 90%.
- This is higher than the global success rate of 88%.
- India achieved 92% rifampicin testing coverage, strengthening early detection of drug-resistant TB.
- The global average for this testing is 83%.
- Screening under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan identified 24.5 lakh TB patients, including 8.61 lakh asymptomatic cases.
- This was done after screening 19 crore vulnerable individuals.
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