India Falls Short of 2025 TB Elimination Target Amidst Global Challenges

Imagine a game where India wanted to get rid of all the bad germs called TB by the year 2025.

They made a big promise, even earlier than the rest of the world.

While India has gotten much better at finding people with TB and giving them medicine, they haven't found enough people or saved enough lives to win the game by 2025.

They have found more people than ever before, which is good, but not all of them.

Some people still get sick and pass the germs on.

Experts think maybe the goal was too hard, or that the time when COVID-19 happened made it difficult.

Also, sometimes it's hard to get all the right medicines, especially for kids, and pollution can make people sicker.

Even though India is doing better than many other countries in fighting TB, they still have a long way to go to reach their super-ambitious goal.