New Delhi, March 24: On World Tuberculosis Day, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reaffirmed the Government of India's commitment to making the country Tuberculosis-free by 2025.
The Union Minister said this will be achieved by ensuring access to quality healthcare and advanced treatment.
"Tuberculosis is a preventable & treatable disease. On World TB Day, we reaffirm commitment to make India TB-free by 2025 by ensuring access to quality healthcare & advanced treatment. Together we can and we will eliminate TB and will work towards a healthy and disease-free India," the health minister tweeted.
Mansukh Mandaviya also shared an image of sand art spreading awareness on Tuberculosis.
"Spreading awareness on TB through sand art! On World TB Day 2022, let us all pledge to 'Step Up To End TB'," he tweeted.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis is the "second top infectious killer in the world."
The WHO data stated that 4,100 people lose their lives to tuberculosis every day and nearly 28,000 people become infected with this preventable disease.
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"Today is World TB Day. Tuberculosis - also known as TB - remains one of the world's deadliest infectious killers. Each day, over 4,100 people lose their lives to it & close to 28,000 people fall ill with this preventable & curable disease," WHO said on Twitter.
Soumya Swaminathan, the Chief Scientist at WHO, stated that even after the Covid-19 pandemic, tuberculosis remains the top infectious disease killer.

"Tuberculosis was the top infectious disease killer before Covid & will remain after. This should not be acceptable to any of us. We need to invest in better tools, data, health services, awareness, reduce stigma, provide social support - in other words, multi-sectoral action!" she said on Twitter.
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed on March 24 every year to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of the disease and to step up efforts to end this global epidemic.
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