Tuberculosis has largely been eradicated in the industrialized world, but the highly infectious disease kills more than a million people in poorer countries. India accounts for more than a quarter of cases – despite setting a goal of eliminating TB by the end of this year.
Critics say that’s unrealistic – thanks to low government spending and shortage of medicines. DW Correspondent Adil Bhat has been to Faridabad in the northern state of Haryana to meet patients fighting the disease – and the challenges that remain in combating this epidemic.
00:00 Why India struggles to eradicate Tuberculosis
04:09 DW speaks with Dr. Lancelot Pinto, pulmonologist and epidemiologist at the P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre in Mumbai
08:19 DW speaks with Sandeep Ahuja, founder and CEO of Operation Asha, an India-based NGO committed to fighting tuberculosis worldwide
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