The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised India for making "encouraging gains" in ending tuberculosis (TB), noting that the detection gap has narrowed.

In a statement issued on Tuesday (November 18), WHO South-East Asia also said TB-related mortality has shown signs of improvement in India.

TB burden in 2024 continued to vary across the South-East Asia Region, the statement said, citing WHO's Global Tuberculosis Report 2025.

Myanmar and Timor-Leste continued to record high TB incidence rates at around 480-500 per lakh population, placing them among the higher-incidence settings globally.

Countries like India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Thailand reported incidence levels between 146 and 269 per 100,000, reflecting steady but too-slow declines, the statement said.

In absolute

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