India has seen reduction in TB incidence: MandaviyaIndia has achieved a 13% reduction in TB incidence and a 15% reduction in mortality rate from 2015 to 2022, surpassing global reduction rat...
25 May, 2023, 02.32 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address 'One World TB Summit' at Varanasi on FridayOn the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, Modi will address the One World TB Summit being organised by the Ministry of Health and Family W...
22 Mar, 2023, 06.23 PM IST
Mobile application comes in handy for healthcare workers as India chases target to reduce tuberculosis burden by 2025As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), the total number of incident TB patients (new and relapse) in 2021 in India was 19,33,381, a 19...
22 Jan, 2023, 09.02 AM IST
India in advanced stage to deliver on global plan for new TB vaccine by 2025: Mansukh MandaviyaTuberculosis caused 1.6 million deaths globally in 2021, making it the world's leading cause of death from infectious disease, before COVID...
17 Jan, 2023, 10.36 PM IST
Serum Institute seeks nod for adult TB vaccineOnce the drug controller approves the vaccine, the national technical advisory group on immunisation (NTAGI) will take a final call in its ...
13 Dec, 2022, 12.48 AM IST
TB patients at increased risk of all-cause mortality even after treatment: ICMRThough there is improved treatment outcome and a steady decline in mortality in recent years, long-term survival of these patients post tre...
10 Jul, 2022, 03.00 PM IST
Serum Institute seeks emergency use authorisation for its rBCG tuberculosis vaccineThe EUA application was submitted on March 22 by Prakash Kumar Singh, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs at the Serum Institute ...
27 Mar, 2022, 04.58 PM IST
360-degree holistic approach cornerstone of TB elimination in India: Health Minister MandaviyaNoting the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the minister said, "For more than two years, we have been facing the global pandemic ...
24 Mar, 2022, 04.24 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day: Mansukh Mandaviya reaffirms commitment to make India TB-free by 2025"Tuberculosis is a preventable & treatable disease. On World TB Day, we reaffirm commitment to make India TB-free by 2025 by ensuring acces...
24 Mar, 2022, 11.25 AM IST
View: Covid set back our fight against TB, but its lessons are strengthening TB management nowIn every adversity lies an opportunity, and this pandemic has provided us with one to augment TB elimination efforts by strengthening our p...
24 Mar, 2021, 11.09 AM IST
Mylan working with DCGI to launch new TB drug in IndiaMylan will be in a position to launch the product in India soon after receiving approvals from DCGI," Mylans global president and executive...
15 Oct, 2019, 04.08 PM IST
Govt employing multi-sectoral, community led approach to eliminate TB by 2025: VardhanThe Centre has also increased allocation of funds for the TB programme by four-folds, he said after releasing the 'India TB Report 2019'.
25 Sep, 2019, 08.50 PM IST
Driving innovation: Global fund fosters partnership between India & UK to combat health challengesThe Global Fund was created in 2002. With public donors including the USA, UK, and private donors such as the Gates Foundation, it has used...
08 Feb, 2019, 03.26 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi launches campaign to eradicate TB from India by 2025The prime minister launched the TB-free India Campaign to take the activities under the National Strategic Plan for TB Elimination forward ...
13 Mar, 2018, 03.47 PM IST
WHO gears up to help India eliminate tuberculosis by 2025World Health Organisation has called on countries in South- East Asia Region to build on recent momentum aimed at ending TB by 2030.
11 Sep, 2017, 07.10 PM IST
India may be first to go for simplified TB treatment plan"TB remains a significant challenge in India, killing approximately half a million-people in 2015 alone," said Anil Koul director, CSIR-IMT...
17 Aug, 2017, 10.49 AM IST
Tuberculosis rate going down, but not fast enough to meet WHO target"Community support groups/NGOs can be effectively used to create awareness and both WHO and government of India should pursue these collabo...
11 Jan, 2015, 11.12 AM IST