People of different ages and living in different countries could have these hopes for stopping TB in their lifetimes:
- Zero deaths from TB
- Faster treatment
- A quick, cheap, low-tech test
- An effective vaccine
- A world free of TB.
World TB Day (March 24) calls for awareness of the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease. On the occasion, The Hindu takes a look at the Kerala scenario, especially against the backdrop of the State reporting the highest level of basic TB treatment failure in the country at 6 per cent.
