India aims to end tuberculosis by 2025: Health Minister at UN
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- Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that India has accorded high priority for ending tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Dr Harsh Vardhan said this while addressing Ministers of Member Nations of WHO, Heads and Representatives of United Nations Agencies through virtual interaction.
- He spoke on India’s role and contribution towards strengthening multisectoral action and progress towards ending TB, especially in context of the COVID-19 crisis.
- The Minister added that Tuberculosis has been in existence since time immemorial and continues to remain a major global public health problem.
Source: AIR
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