- The report highlighted the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic that led to a huge reversal in the progress of Tuberculosis (TB) elimination.
- As per the report, India is the worst-hit country in TB elimination.
- The country detected new TB cases and saw a huge impact in 2020.
- The reduction of 20% TB cases was observed in 2020 as compared to 2019. There was a gap of 4.1 million TB cases.
- The work progress of TB detection has went back to the levels of 2012, India observed 41% of the total case drop in 2020.
- Static Part:
- HQ of WHO: Geneva, Switzerland.
- President of WHO: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
- World TB Day is observed on 24th March
