WHO study shows USD 39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB
Mar 19, 2024, at 11:44 pm
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for a funding boost in tuberculosis (TB) screening and prevention programmes to protect vulnerable populations and achieve key health goals.
New global action pledge to end TB by 2030
Sep 23, 2023, at 08:03 pm
New York: Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN headquarters on Friday as world leaders, civil society representatives and other stakeholders approved a declaration to advance efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030.
Amidst pandemic, now is the time for action to also beat tuberculosis, urges WHO
Mar 25, 2020, at 11:03 am
New York/IBNS: As countries across the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Health agency reminded everyone on Tuesday, World Tuberculosis Day 2020, that TB remains the world’s most deadly infectious disease.
Tuberculosis infections declining, but not fast enough among poor, marginalised: UN health agency
Oct 18, 2019, at 08:47 am
New York: A staggering 1.5 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, the UN health agency said on Thursday, in an appeal for far greater funding and political support to eradicate the curable and preventable disease.
DLF Foundation installs second CB-NAAT machine in Gurgaon, ahead of World TB Day
Mar 24, 2017, at 05:12 pm
Gurgaon, Mar 24 (IBNS): The state government’s efforts to move towards a ‘TB free India’ got a shot in the arm with the installation of Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CB-NAAT) machine, ahead of World TB Day at Wazirabad Primary Health Centre on Wednesday.
Aug 02, 2016, at 09:47 pm
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IBNS): U.S. Ambassador to India Richard R. Verma visited the Sai Hospital in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum on Monday to learn about the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s support to test and diagnose HIV in patients suffering from tuberculosis (TB), and to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to fight TB and HIV in India.
Awards presented to journalists for best reporting on tuberculosis
Mar 24, 2016, at 12:14 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 23 (IBNS): In the run-up to World TB Day on Thursday, the REACH Lilly MDR-TB Partnership Media Awards 2016 were presented in New Delhi on Tuesday to recognize outstanding and responsible reporting on tuberculosis (TB).
UN boosts knowledge-sharing to combat diseases
Apr 25, 2014, at 04:59 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): Announcing that more than 50 partners are now on board its partnership initiative to fight against neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis and malaria, the United Nations intellectual property agency on Thursday hailed the watershed achievement as a significant step towards helping more than one billion people overcome such maladies.