Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed happiness over the declining cases of Kala Azar disease. He also shared his ‘Mann Ki Baats’ excerpts on the disease.

Responding to a tweet by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, the PM said: “Encouraging trend…let us keep at it and eliminate Kala Azar. Also sharing what I had spoken on this subject during last month’s MannKiBaat.”

Earlier in the day, the Health Minister tweeted: ”India is committed to eliminating Kala Azar from the country by 2023. There has been a huge decline of 98.7% in Kala Azar cases.”

(With inputs from agencies)