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    TB immunization increased to 6%, aim 90% this year: Modi

    TB immunization increased to 6%, aim 90% this year: Modi
    Written by Gogona Saikia
    Mar 13, 2018, 03:57 pm 2 min read
    TB immunization increased to 6%, aim 90% this year: Modi

    Inaugurating the first "End TB Summit" in Delhi, PM Narendra Modi claimed that the rate of immunization against the disease had increased from just 1% annually to 6% since 2014. If it were to continue at the earlier pace, it would have taken 40 years to eradicate tubercolosis (TB), he said. The goal is to achieve 90% immunization within the next year, he added.

    Watch: Modi inaugurates the 'End TB Summit' in Delhi

    #WATCH PM Modi inaugurates 'End TB Summit' launches TB Free India Campaign. https://t.co/IG05EWdybg

    — ANI (@ANI) March 13, 2018

    India is globally the worst affected by TB

    According to the Global TB Report 2017 released by the WHO, India continues to be the worst affected by TB. Of the estimated 10.4mn new cases of 2016, India had the maximum number of patients, followed by Indonesia, China, Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria and South Africa. The same year, about 27.9L people in India were suffering from the disease. Nearly 4.23L patients died.

    Government doing "massive work" to check TB cases: Modi

    Modi said the government is doing "massive work" to ensure TB cases are identified fast and proper medicines given. He also suggested using cooperative federalism to counter the disease. In December'17, he had asked state CMS to hold quarterly reviews of the TB control program.

    Modi launches Tuberculosis-Free India Campaign at the Summit

    The health ministry has set an aim of eradicating TB by 2025, a goal listed in its 2017-2025 National Strategic Plan. At the Summit, co-hosted by the ministry, WHO and Stop TB Partnership, Modi reiterated the goal, which is five years earlier than the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. He also launched the 'Tuberculosis-Free India Campaign' to advance the activities of the National Strategic Plan.

    'If there're no results for 10-15yrs, approach should be changed'

    We have not been successful in curbing Tuberculosis yet. I believe that if something doesn't yield result even after 10-15 years then we need to change our approach. The situation needs to be analysed: PM Narendra Modi at 'End TB Summit' in Delhi pic.twitter.com/2EIArWJXq9

    — ANI (@ANI) March 13, 2018
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