The World Health Organization along with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, Stop TB Partnership and other partners organized a multicountry multiagency TB Summit in Delhi from 13-14 March 2018.
The meeting was also aimed to track progress to eliminate tuberculosis as the Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region are committed to further intensify efforts to ensure rapid and concrete progress to End TB by 2030.
The inaugural session was held on 13 March at Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi and attended by Prime Minister of India along with cabinet and State Ministers of Health and Family Welfare. Other dignitaries gracing the occasion were Health Ministers from Indonesia and Nigeria, DG WHO, Regional Director WHO SEARO, Executive Director Stop TB Partnership and Executive Director, Global Fund. Prime Minister of India launched the TB free India Campaign and committed to end TB in the country by 2025.
