India, March 24 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
NEW DELHI, March 24 : In a significant breakthrough in the fight against tuberculosis, 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 here.
The achievement marks a major stride in India's commitment to eradicating TB ahead of the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2030 targets.
Addressing a gathering of leading medical academicians, health scientists, researchers, and senior officials, Dr. Jitendra Singh highlighted the government's ambitious efforts to eliminate tuberculosis five years before the WHO's glob...