New WHO report shows TB has overtaken COVID-19 as leading infectious disease killer in 2023

Oct 30, 2024, at 07:54 pm

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023 – the highest number recorded since WHO began global TB monitoring in 1995.

India develops cost-effective handheld X-ray for TB screening

Oct 19, 2024, at 06:54 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India has made a major advancement in tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics with the creation of a homegrown portable X-ray device, according to ANI.

Bharat Biotech starts clinical trials for TB vaccine

Mar 25, 2024, at 12:19 am

Hyderabad: Clinical trials for the new tuberculosis vaccine MTBVAC started in India on Sunday, a press release from Bharat Biotech said.

WHO says 7,000 avoidable deaths in Europe due to COVID-19 pandemic

Mar 23, 2024, at 12:52 am

There were nearly 7,000 excess deaths from tuberculosis (TB) in the UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) European region during the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, new data published on Thursday has revealed.

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.

Unitaid: Close to a million deaths by 2035 if TB prevention is not acted on

Jul 20, 2023, at 11:05 pm

New York: UN health innovation initiative Unitaid warned on Wednesday that the failure to implement tuberculosis contact tracing and prevention could lead to close to one million deaths by 2035.

COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in a decade, gains ‘reversed’

Oct 15, 2021, at 07:23 pm

New York: Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world - have increased for the first time in a decade, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

Modelling study predicts surge in HIV, TB, and malaria deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic

Jul 14, 2020, at 03:36 pm

London: But there is still an opportunity to substantially reduce the death toll by prioritising the most critical services, specifically antiretroviral therapy for HIV, timely TB diagnosis and treatment, and provision of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets for malaria, researchers say.

Global community pledges $14 billion to step up fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria

Oct 11, 2019, at 09:37 am

New York: Donors have pledged just over $14 billion for the next three years to save 16 million lives and help end AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030.

12,000 Vietnamese die from tuberculosis each year: report

Mar 25, 2019, at 09:56 am

Hanoi, Mar 25 (Xinhua/UNI) Vietnam detects 124,000 tuberculosis (TB) cases each year, while around 12,000 people die from the disease, local media reported on Monday.

More die after surgery than from HIV, TB, and malaria combined: Study

Feb 01, 2019, at 06:50 pm

New York, Feb 1 (IBNS): Around the world 4.2 million people die every year within 30 days after surgery – with half of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a new study reveals.

More than 8 lakh TB patients received benefits from DBT scheme: Minister

Jan 05, 2019, at 03:37 pm

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): More than 8 lakh people have, who suffered from tuberculosis and registered under the Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY), have received benefits under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme, minister said on Friday.

Pulmonary TB can be cured with shorter treatment, study finds

Nov 11, 2018, at 07:30 pm

New York , Nov 11 (IBNS): Almost half of the nearly 10 million patients with active tuberculosis each year could potentially be cured with significantly shorter treatments than current guidelines recommend, a new analysis from UC San Francisco has found. The results suggest targeted therapies could be more effective in treating TB, which killed an estimated 1.3 million people around the world last year. 

Fight against ‘vicious’ tuberculosis epidemic drastically underfunded: UN deputy chief

Sep 27, 2018, at 08:29 am

New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): The fight against tuberculosis (TB) is drastically under-funded, with a gap of around $13 billion per year, said Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at the first-ever High-Level TB Meeting, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

‘Social drivers’ must be confronted in fight against tuberculosis says UN chief

Jun 05, 2018, at 08:54 am

New York, June 5 (IBNS): Winning the fight against Tuberculosis requires that “social drivers” of the disease – especially poverty and inequality – are tackled head on, the United Nations Secretary-General said today, urging greater efforts to provide universal health coverage and combat the growing threat of anti-microbial resistance.

Global leaders meeting in Delhi next week to fast-track End TB efforts

Mar 09, 2018, at 10:32 pm

New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): Building on the momentum being created globally to end tuberculosis, world’s top infectious killer disease, leaders from across the globe are converging here for an End TB Summit beginning 13 March to review ongoing efforts and accelerate action to reach 2030 End TB goal.

Union Health Minister, Parliamentarians, Bollywood Celebs launch TB-Free India Summit in Dharamshala

Apr 11, 2017, at 12:27 am

Dharamshala/Kolkata, Apr 8 (IBNS): The TB-Free India Summit brought together celebrities, international experts, members of parliament (MPs) from across party lines, and the media, here.

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.

India’s research efforts should focus on drug resistant TB

Mar 22, 2017, at 09:05 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 22 (IBNS): Reiterating its commitment to the theme Unite to End TB on World Tuberculosis Day, the Indian Society for Clinical Research (ISCR) believes there is a need for a greater focus on research in multi-drug resistant TB (MDR- TB).

New TB drug candidates developed from soil bacteria

Mar 03, 2017, at 09:37 pm

Washington, Mar 3 (IBNS): A new treatment for tuberculosis (TB) is set to be developed using compounds derived from bacteria that live in soil - according an international collaboration of researchers, including the University of Warwick.