India in advanced stage to deliver on global plan for TB vaccine: Mandaviya

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya extended his full support for a global plan for a new tuberculosis vaccine by 2025 and said India is fully prepared and in an advanced stage for taking this forward

Mansukh L. Mandaviya
Mansukh L. Mandaviya
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3 min read Last Updated : Jan 17 2023 | 11:33 PM IST

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday extended his full support for a global plan for a new tuberculosis vaccine by 2025 and said India is fully prepared and in an advanced stage for taking this forward.

Addressing a session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 here on 'Ending Tuberculosis', the minister said, "Just as vaccines were a game-changer in battle against COVID, Global Plan calls for approving a new TB vaccine by 2025 and making it available to adults and adolescents in TB-affected nations."

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Topics :IndiaMansukh Lal MandaviyaTuberculosisVaccine

First Published: Jan 17 2023 | 11:33 PM IST

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