📰 Why in News?

WHO released the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report 2025, showing slow progress in reducing TB worldwide and highlighting major gaps in funding and drug-resistant TB treatment.

📘 About the Report

• Released by: World Health Organization (WHO)

• Covers data: 184 countries

• Purpose: Tracks global TB incidence, mortality, treatment, and progress toward the End TB Strategy.

📊 Key Findings (Global)

1️⃣ TB Burden (2024 Data)

• 10.7 million new TB cases globally.

• 1.23 million TB deaths (including ~150,000 with HIV).

• TB remains one of the top infectious killers.

2️⃣ Trends

• Incidence rate declined by ~2% (2023–24).

• TB deaths declined by ~3%.

• Progress is too slow to meet 2030 End TB targets.

3️⃣ High Burden Countries (≈ 67% of cases)

Top contributors:

• India – 25% of global cases

• Indonesia – 10%

• Philippines – 6.8%

• China – 6.5%

• Pakistan – 6.3%

• Nigeria – 4.8%

• DRC – 3.9%

• Bangladesh – 3.6%

4️⃣ Drug-Resistant TB (DR-TB) Crisis

• Only 2 in 5 DR-TB patients received treatment.

• DR-TB remains a public health emergency.

5️⃣ Funding Gap

• TB funding stagnant since COVID-19 years.

• Many national programmes facing budget shortages, slowing progress.

🇮🇳 India-Specific Highlights

1️⃣ India remains highest contributor

• Contributes 25% of global TB cases.

2️⃣ Progress since 2015

• 21% decline in TB incidence.

• Still below the target required for TB elimination by 2025/2030.

3️⃣ Challenges

• High DR-TB burden

• Nutritional deficiencies (major driver)

• Funding gaps

• Need for faster diagnosis & private-sector reporting

🎯 Key Concerns Raised in Report

• Slow global decline in TB incidence

• Underdiagnosis and under-reporting

• Inadequate funding

• High mortality in vulnerable groups

• Slow adoption of shorter treatment regimens

📌 End TB Strategy Targets (2030)

• 80% reduction in TB incidence

• 90% reduction in TB deaths

• Zero catastrophic costs for TB-affected families

WHO warns the world is not on track.