Guwahati: In another boost to get rid of a communicable disease, the Nagaland government on Sunday said that 78 villages in the state are now tuberculosis-free.
The destinations include 34 villages in Phek district, 19 in Longleng, nine in Wokha, four in Mokokchung and three in Kohima, an official said.
World Tuberculosis Day was celebrated across the globe on Sunday.
According to the government, the National TB Elimination Programme team conducted surveys and found that these villages were TB-free, she said.
As per reports, Nagaland had 4,284 active TB cases in 2023.
World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24, when Dr Robert Koch announced in 1882 that he had discovered the bacterium which causes TB, paving the way for diagnosing and cure.
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