Through collective spirit, we'll keep working towards TB-free India: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged India's dedicated efforts leading to a significant decline in TB incidence. Health Minister J P N...
03 Nov, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
Extent of TB's hold on India revealed by new data; here are key things to know about the diseaseNearly 25 people were diagnosed with tuberculosis every hour in Maharashtra, reports based on the data shows. As of now, Uttar Pradesh has ...
26 Dec, 2023, 12.16 PM IST
India's efforts to eradicate TB by 2025 role model for world: Union minister Jitendra Singh"Biotechnology is going to play a huge part in the integrated holistic healthcare approach towards the elimination of tuberculosis," Jitend...
17 Sep, 2023, 04.02 PM IST
Study suggests nutrition support can help prevent TB related deaths in IndiaA monthly food basket with adequate protein and multivitamins can reduce new tuberculosis cases by nearly half among family members of TB p...
09 Aug, 2023, 08.48 PM IST
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
World TB Day: PM Modi launches multiple initiatives to eradicate tuberculosisPrime Minister Narendra Modi launched various initiatives including TB-free panchayats, implementing a shorter TB Preventive Treatment (TPT...
24 Mar, 2023, 04.03 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
Clinical trials of new BCG vaccine for TB to start soon, says former CSIR chiefAccording to the India TB Report 2022, the number of 'incident TB patients' (new and relapse cases) notified during 2021 stood at 19.3 lakh...
06 Jan, 2023, 04.53 PM IST
Serum Institute urges health ministry to include Cy-Tb injection in national TB elimination programmeAccording to official sources, the ministry has not taken any decision on procurement of this product as there are few programmatic challen...
04 Jul, 2022, 06.41 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
Pandemic has underlined importance of a quality healthcare system for all: President KovindIn his message on the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, which is observed every year on March 24, Kovind said that the entire National TB Elim...
23 Mar, 2021, 06.23 PM IST
Sanofi inks pact with Unitaid; to reduce TB drug Rifapentine price by 70%In a landmark development, global biopharmaceutical company Sanofi will lower the price of Rifapentine, a critically important drug used to...
31 Oct, 2019, 03.37 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
- KMC seeks corporate support for TB-Free Kolkata mission
An appeal was made to corporate houses to invest in the anti-TB cause as the disease is inextricably linked with poverty.
16 Sep, 2017, 05.31 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
Aadhaar must for benefits under govt's TB control schemeA notification in this regard has been issued by the Union health ministry, which also asked those who do not have Aadhaar card to get them...
21 Jun, 2017, 04.20 PM IST
India behind Bangladesh, Nepal in healthcare goalsCountries like China & Bangladesh have fared much better compared to India in dealing with infectious diseases like tuberculosis and measle...
19 Jun, 2015, 11.32 AM IST