India, March 24 -- In a significant breakthrough in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced the completion of genome sequencing of 10,000 isolates of "Mycobacterium tuberculosis" at a summit organised on the occasion of "World TB Day" at Vigyan Bhawan on March 24.

The achievement marks a major stride in India's commitment to eradicating TB ahead of the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2030 targets.

The genome sequencing initiative is part of the Dare2eraD TB programme (Data Driven Research to Eradicate TB), launched on March 24, 2022, which focuses on data-driven research to eradicate TB.

A key component of this initiative is the Indian Tuberculosis Genomic Surveillance (InTGS) Consortium, spear...