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Koye Pharma next on Warburg's health playGlobal private equity fund Warburg Pincus is nearing a deal to buy Koye Pharma. The Mumbai-based drugmaker focuses on women's health, respi...
Haryana uses AI to speed up TB elimination: Senior officialHaryana is using three Artificial Intelligence tools to combat tuberculosis. These AI solutions help detect TB cases early, monitor patient...
"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...
Govt lists steps taken under National TB Elimination Programme in LSIndia is battling a high tuberculosis burden, accounting for 26% of global cases and deaths in 2023. The National TB Elimination Programme ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tata Trusts' IHF backs startup that built low cost test to determine drug resistant TBHealSeq is incubated at the India Institute of Science (IISc) innovation – Bangalore in March 2020. The start-up works on biomarker discove...
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'.
- 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.
Amitabh Bachchan to endorse TB free Haryana initiative"After polio, we need to make India tuberculosis free and if my name can help in that, I'll do all I can," the country's biggest superstar ...
Early HIV treatment may save patients diagnosed with tuberculosisStarting anti-HIV treatment within two weeks of the diagnosis of tuberculosis improved survival among patients with both infections, a new ...
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.
- Arunachal launches DOTS plus for TB patients
Arunachal Pradesh has taken a lead in the entire North-East with the launching of first-of-its-kind DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment) plus...
- Two new TB drugs enter advanced stages of clinical trial
Two new drugs against tuberculosis have reached the advanced stages of clinical trial and could be made available for use by 2012-2014.
- Eli Lilly & co announces partnership to fight MDR-TB
Eli Lilly and Company has announced plans to invest an additional $50 million in a global partnership to fight Multi-Drug Resistant Tubercu...