India's success in reducing TB incidence acknowledged in WHO's Global TB Report 2023: Health MinistryIndia's efforts have resulted in the reduction of tuberculosis incidence by 16 per cent in 2022 from 2015, almost double the pace at which ...
08 Nov, 2023, 08.38 PM IST
India develops own model for estimating TB cases in countryIndia has become the first country in the world to have developed a country-level mathematical model to estimate the prevalence of TB cases...
28 Mar, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
View: Covid should set the stage for India’s drive against more common and fatal diseasesThe emergence of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) TB strain is especially concerning, as it is resistant to the two most effective anti-TB drugs ...
25 Jan, 2021, 11.16 PM IST
India continues to record maximum number of tuberculosis (TB) cases.As per the report 10 million people had TB in 2018. While 26,90,000 people had TB in India, out of which 19,90,000 were notified.
17 Oct, 2019, 10.58 PM IST
- India urged to intensify research for multi-drug resistant TB
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) As India continues to have 24 per cent of the world's total Tuberculosis (TB) burden, the Indian Society for Cli...
23 Mar, 2017, 06.20 PM IST
Half of 4.3 million undocumented TB cases in India, Indonesia, Nigeria: WHOThere were estimated 10.4 million new TB cases worldwide in 2015, the global health body said that six countries including India accounted ...
08 Mar, 2017, 10.13 PM IST
TB epidemic in India larger than what was previously estimated: WHOThe Global Tuberculosis Report 2016 which was released today, however, said the number of TB deaths and incidences rate continue to fall gl...
14 Oct, 2016, 12.42 AM IST
No. of India's TB patients may be double the estimate: StudyWhile it was assumed that India's annual TB cases stands at 2.2 million a year, the study pegs this number at over 3.8 million in 2014.
25 Aug, 2016, 10.46 AM IST
WHO reports says India has highest number of TB cases: GovernmentA recent WHO report has ranked India with having the highest number of tuberculosis cases in the world, Health Minister J P Nadda said toda...
18 Dec, 2015, 03.56 PM IST
India ranks 14th out of 22 countries on TB prevalenceIndia had 2.6 million cases of Tuberculosis as per the latest count and ranks 14th among 22 high TB burden countries globally.
31 Jul, 2015, 02.53 PM 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
24% of global missed TB cases in India: WHOThe number of missed cases is defined as the difference between the estimated number of incident cases and notified (new and relapse) cases...
24 Oct, 2014, 11.15 AM IST
Need to address drug-resistant TB cases in India: Union Health SecretaryIndia accounts for nearly one-fourth of global incidence of TB and public health officials here are working on finding a cure for drug-resi...
06 Aug, 2014, 04.16 PM IST
Quick evaluation key to fighting TB in India: StudyApproximately 8.6 million people worldwide develop active TB each year. Twenty-five per cent of all diagnosed TB patients are in India.
16 Jul, 2014, 04.59 PM IST
TB patients in India: WHO stresses on need to improve treatment, but heath ministry says all fineThe WHO reckons India needs to improve diagnosis and treatment of patients to shrug off the lethal distinction of being the world's TB capi...
27 Oct, 2013, 04.26 AM IST
- TB drops globally, wreaks havoc in India
The number of people who fell ill with tuberculosis globally dropped to 8.8 million in 2010, the disease still wreaked havoc in India
13 Oct, 2011, 12.45 PM IST
- India is world's TB capital
Over six lakh Indians, unaware that they suffer from tuberculosis, are spreading the disease among healthy individuals, seriously jeopardiz...
19 Mar, 2008, 04.27 PM IST