Jul 10, 2024, at 07:14 am
New Delhi: Dr. Soumya Swaminathan has been appointed as the Principle Advisor at the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme on a pro bono basis, a government statement said.
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.
Rise in TB deaths another fallout from the pandemic, WHO report reveals
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:07 am
New York: Tuberculosis (TB) deaths and infections rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted access to treatment and support services, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
UN health agency appeals to reverse gains lost in fight against tuberculosis
Mar 25, 2022, at 04:50 pm
New York: World TB Day is marked on 24 March, and this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent investment in the fight against tuberculosis, “to save millions more lives”.
Dr Gilada expresses concern over TB & AIDS in India
Oct 15, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Covid-19 pandemic has been responsible for exacerbating neglect of several other diseases, said President of AIDS Society Dr I S Gilada.
Coronavirus infection can make patients more susceptible to active tuberculosis
Jul 18, 2021, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Covid-19 can make a person more vulnerable to active tuberculosis as it is an "opportunistic infection like Black Fungus", according to Union Health Ministry.
1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19
Mar 24, 2021, at 12:15 am
New York: An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received necessary care for tuberculosis (TB) during 2020 compared with the previous year, because of COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Monday.
Tuberculosis: A coil-shaped cure
Jul 15, 2020, at 06:18 am
India has the highest number of tuberculosis cases in the world resulting in a huge number of deaths. Discontinuation of the medication’s regimen is one of the reasons for the spurt in the number of patients. Now researchers in the US and India are collaborating to create an innovative device to help treat the disease where this problem could be solved, reports SPAN writer Michael Gallant
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.
Poor diets threaten health more than malaria, tuberculosis, measles – new UN report
Nov 08, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Nov 8 (IBNS): With one-in-five deaths associated with poor-quality diets, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued a co-authored report on Wednesday, urging policymakers to reduce food loss and waste, to improve access to nutritious and healthy food.
Sep 19, 2018, at 08:49 am
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS): Countries are not doing enough to end tuberculosis – the world’s deadliest infectious disease – by 2030, warned the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, at the release of the latest Global Tuberculosis Report.
‘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.
Smartphone app keeps an ‘Eye’ on daily tuberculosis therapy
Apr 27, 2018, at 11:23 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): Johns Hopkins researchers report success with a smart phone video-based app that substitutes for a daily in-person visit by a health careworker required for tuberculosis treatment known as directly observed therapy, or DOT.
‘Bold action’ needed to end tuberculosis, AIDS – UN
Mar 24, 2018, at 02:33 pm
New York, Mar 24 (JEN): Claiming more than 4,500 lives daily, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the top infectious killer worldwide as well as the leading cause of death among people living with HIV, the United Nations said Friday, ahead of World Tuberculosis Day.
WHO report signals urgent need for greater political commitment to end tuberculosis
Nov 01, 2017, at 02:14 am
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): Global efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) have saved an estimated 53 million lives since 2000 and reduced the TB mortality rate by 37%, according to the Global TB Report 2017, released by WHO on Tuesday.
WHO report warns global actions and investments to end tuberculosis epidemic are falling far short
Oct 15, 2016, at 12:46 am
Washington, Oct 14 (IBNS): New data published by WHO in its 2016 "Global Tuberculosis Report" show that countries need to move much faster to prevent, detect, and treat the disease if they are to meet global targets.
Indian parliamentarians discuss the need for united action against TB
Aug 09, 2016, at 11:47 pm
New Delhi, Aug 09 (ibns) Members of Parliament, representatives from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, USAID, The Union and Civil Society Organisations met on Aug 8 in New Delhi in a consultation to discuss urgent need for united action against TB.
67 million children are infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, says study
Jun 29, 2016, at 03:53 am
Sheffield, June 28 (IBNS) A new study examining the burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) across the globe has highlighted the importance of the disease among children.