The Health Department will meticulously verify the 'TB-free' claims, and upon confirmation, the villages will be honoured with a TB-free certificate by the District Magistrate
In Asia and the Pacific, ART coverage among people living with HIV increased from 19 per cent in 2010 to 41 per cent in 2015, an increase of 24 per cent from 2010, and by the end of 2022, about 76 per cent of people living with HIV globally had access to ART
Ms Malik requested people to pledge allegiance to become Ni-kshay Mitra to at least one TB patient so as to expedite the process of establishing a TB-free nation
India's efforts have resulted in the reduction of TB incidence by 16 per cent in 2022 (from 2015), compared to the reduction in global TB incidence is declining (8.7 per cent) while the mortality of TB has also reduced by 18 per cent during the same period in India and globally