The India TB report (2024) which released earlier this week, suggests that the gap between the estimated number and actual cases of tuberculosis (TB) is closing. One of the most significant factors that has contributed to this is the tracking of all TB patients, happening via the government s Ni-kshay portal
Tuberculosis, which is transmitted through the respiratory tract, kills more than 1.6 million people and infects more than 10 million worldwide each year.