100-Day TB Elimination Campaign: How ASHA workers fighting to rid tuberculosis of social stigmaASHA workers like Ranjana Chaudhary are tackling social stigma about tuberculosis in India's rural regions through the 100-Day Intensified ...
09 Mar, 2025, 01.45 PM IST
"With mantra of fitness" friendly match of Parliamentarians played at Delhi's Major Dhyan Chand StadiumMembers of Parliament participated in a friendly cricket match at Delhi's Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Sunday to raise awareness f...
15 Dec, 2024, 02.33 PM IST
India fighting TB in multi-pronged manner: PM ModiPrime Minister Modi launched a 100-day TB elimination campaign across 347 high-burden districts in India. The campaign emphasizes enhanced ...
07 Dec, 2024, 06.23 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Significance, Theme and all about the deadly diseaseWorld Tuberculosis Day 2023 urges global action to end the deadly epidemic with the theme 'Yes! We can end TB.
23 Mar, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
India's first woman paralympic medalist Deepa Malik appointed 'Ni-Kshay Mitra' ambassadorMalik, a recipient of Padma Shri, Khel Ratna and Arjuna award, expressed her commitment to the 'TB Mukt Bharat' campaign, launched by Prime...
26 Nov, 2022, 06.30 PM IST
New scheme to provide nutritional support to TB patients to be rolled out on FridayHealth ministry officials said the genesis of the idea came about when UP governor Anandiben Patel adopted a girl with TB, following which ...
09 Sep, 2022, 12.28 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
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
World Tuberculosis Day: Disease causes infertility, only lungs are at serious danger, and other myths bustedTB is one of the most-misunderstood diseases with many misconceptions surrounding it.
24 Mar, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
TB threat during Haj: Hygiene & surveillance can prevent spreadAccording to the IJID study, the holy cities of Mecca and Medina have TB incidence four times more than the national average of Saudi Arabi...
08 Jul, 2017, 12.03 PM IST
Government to launch toll-free helpline for Tuberculosis patientsReferring to the eradication of polio from the country, Nadda said, it was important "To do polio to TB".
23 Apr, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
Government to rope in Amitabh Bachchan for campaign on Hepatitis BBachchan accompanied by his wife Jaya Bachchan today met Health Minister J P Nadda at his residence today and expressed his keen interest i...
06 Apr, 2015, 10.09 PM IST
Tuberculosis completely curable today; timely diagnosis is key"In 2000, i was diagnosed with TB during the shooting of Kaun Banega Crorepati. The treatment did not stop my work and i continued shooting...
24 Mar, 2015, 11.38 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
Contracted TB ahead of KBC launch in 2000: Amitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan revealed that he had been diagnosed with tuberculosis ahead of the launch of television game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' ...
22 Dec, 2014, 11.55 AM IST
Mumbai’s Sewri TB Hospital faces drug shortage; Government in denial“The stock-out has been on for three months now. We are extremely worried about the patients,” a doctor working at the hospital said.
01 Aug, 2013, 12.50 PM IST
- World Health Organisation signs joint statement with International Pharmaceutical Federation to curb tuberculosis
The joint statement was signed at the 71st World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2011, inaugurated by President Pratibha P...
04 Sep, 2011, 09.07 PM IST