<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">India assures the member countries of WHO-South East Asia Regional Office for all support to meet their goals of becoming TB- free. Union Health Minister JP Nadda said this at the end of Delhi End TB Summit in New Delhi yesterday.&nbsp;</span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In the summit, the member countries of WHO-SERO signed and adopted the Statement of Action reiterating their commitment to end TB.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The Delhi End TB Summit Statement of Action identifies the roles, responsibilities and directions of the member countries of WHO SEARO region to make their countries free of this scourge.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">It commends the increased attention, investments and efforts directed at tackling the region's major burden of tuberculosis. The Statement also expressed concern that most low-burden countries are yet to establish last mile programmes for the early ending of TB.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Mr Nadda said, India stands committed to its 'TB- Free country' resolve by 2025. He said, it is an opportune moment for India to co-host the Delhi Summit, as the world galvanizes its efforts to end TB by 2030.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Inaugurating the Summit&nbsp;<span class="aQJ" data-term="goog_1163183354" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #cccccc; position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Tuesday</span>, Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonstrated the willingness and resolve of the government to make India free of tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global target.</div>