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World Bank, India Sign US$400 Million Deal to Eradicate Tuberculosis
NEW DELHI, June 28 (Bernama) -- The World Bank and India have signed a US$400 million loan deal to eradicate tuberculosis (TB), which kills half a million people in the country every year.
The World Bank scheme to eliminate tuberculosis will support the Indian government's national plan to end TB by 2025.
"It will do so by helping improve and strengthen diagnostics and management of drug-resistant tuberculosis and increase the capacity of public institutions engaged in monitoring and treating TB in the country," their joint statement said on Thursday.
The loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a 19-year maturity, including a five-year grace period.
The agreement was signed by Sameer Kumar Khare, additional secretary in the Indian Finance Ministry's Department of Economic Affairs and World Bank acting country director Shanker Lal.
-- BERNAMA