Tuberculosis is one of India’s biggest health problems, and at WHO’s Global TB Symposium, held on October 28 in Barcelona, Harsh Vardhan the Minister for Health and Family Welfare announced TB-Mission 2020, a plan to eliminate tuberculosis from the country.

Efforts are being taken by the Indian government to provide free diagnosis and treatment as well as nutrition support and relevant financial enablers to the patients from government and private hospitals, he added.

He further emphasized that the solution to lung-related health challenges lies in bringing together all the stakeholders, namely, the health care professionals, policy makers, and the communities they serve.