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This Country’s Government Vowed to Eliminate TB by the End of 2025. It’s Not Going Well.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged in 2025 that India would eliminate tuberculosis by the end of that year amid a severe public health crisis.
This pledge follows persistent challenges including healthcare gaps, socioeconomic barriers, and disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic that worsened TB control efforts.
India has reduced TB cases by 17.7% since 2015 and lowered deaths from 28 to 22 per 100,000 people while deploying AI-powered X-rays, mobile vans, and drones to improve diagnosis and reach vulnerable groups.
Lung specialist Dr. Lancelot Pinto and other experts caution that due to current gaps in healthcare infrastructure and limited support, achieving the goal of eradicating TB by 2025 is highly uncertain.
As the deadline approaches, the government’s promise is unraveling, suggesting the need for sustained efforts especially for vulnerable populations like slum dwellers, migrant workers, and those exposed to dust.

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This country’s government vowed to eliminate TB by the end of 2025. It’s not going well.

Relentless coughing echoes through the Mumbai suburb of Govandi, where families live cramped under tarpaulin and salvaged wood. The narrow lanes are waterlogged and airless, and here in India’s financial capital, a deadly disease is lurking at every door.

12 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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