New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Thursday signed an MoU with the Ministries of Defence, Railways and AYUSH to eliminate tuberculosis from India by 2025.The MoU was signed in the presence of Minister of State for Health Ashwini K Choubey and Minister of AYUSH Shripad Nayak.With four lakh new cases of TB reported in the country every year, the Health Ministry along with the collective efforts of other Central government bodies plans to make India TB free."We have aimed for -- TB Harega, Aur Desh Jeetega. Today, the Health Ministry has signed MoU with three different ministries -- Defence, Railways, and AYUSH to fight against TB. We have made an aggressive plan to make the country TB free. We have involved all stakeholders, NGOs, and other concerned agencies to combat TB," Union Health Minister Dr Harsha Vardhan said while talking to ANI.Dr Harsh Vardhan recalled how India fought with the polio menace around 25 years back when he was the Health Minister of ...
