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flag India cut TB cases by 21% from 2015 to 2024, with deaths down, thanks to new tech and expanded care.

flag Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda reported India’s tuberculosis incidence dropped 21% from 2015 to 2024, falling from 237 to 187 cases per lakh people—nearly double the global decline—while deaths fell from 28 to 21 per lakh. flag Speaking in New Delhi, he highlighted advancements like AI-powered chest X-rays, Truenat testing, shorter treatments, and care expansion via Ayushman Arogya Mandirs. flag Nadda urged MPs, especially from Uttar Pradesh, to lead grassroots efforts in awareness, stigma reduction, and community mobilization to advance the TB elimination campaign.

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