Let’s just talk health, shall we?
11 months, 1 week ago

Let’s just talk health, shall we?

The Hindu  

Often times, in the post-COVID world, with science/health reporting picking up since the pandemic, health writing becomes all about telling a story in detail, it’s about laying it all bare, explaining the nuances, capturing the latest research and interpreting it for a burgeoning group of readers of science and health articles. “A crippling cost-of-living crisis, burnout and well below inflation pay rises risk driving hard-working doctors out of their profession at a time when we need them more than ever,” the British Medical Association said, highlighting that this would have a cascading effect on the U.K.’s health services. Here’s our weekly update on COVID-19, going beyond the usual statistics: Rajeev Jayadevan dwells on a crucial aspect that requires a great deal of attention, an issue that cannot be simply wished away, even as we encounter yet another wave of COVID, albeit mild - long COVID. For other regular updates on COVID-19, on the JN.1 variant, do see below: January 15:India logs 375 new COVID-19 cases January 12: Number of cases crosses 1,000 mark Concerned over deaths among those with comorbidities, Karnataka to monitor patients through tele-ICUs Last rites of COVID victims can be done in all crematoria in Karnataka, says Health Department Credit for T.N.’s effectiveness in tackling COVID-19 goes to every Minster: Health minister There is finally some good news from Tuberculosis reporting in India, hopefully, it will set the trend for the future, what with targets looming large.

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Behind India’s success in curbing tuberculosis
1 week, 2 days ago

Behind India’s success in curbing tuberculosis

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call to eliminate tuberculosis from India laid the foundation for a new model of TB care and management. India has a unique universal nutritional support scheme — the Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana for TB patients. The monthly support under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana was doubled to ₹1,000 per month from November 1, 2024, to reinforce India’s commitment …

In the ‘END TB’ strategy, the other grave forms of tuberculosis are out of focus
2 weeks ago

In the ‘END TB’ strategy, the other grave forms of tuberculosis are out of focus

The Hindu  

In January 2021, SA, the middle of three siblings, a bright adolescent in the slums of Howrah, aspired to clear her class 12 exams soon, and start earning for the family. However manifestations of TB are protean, and the seriousness and prevalence of some forms of TB, which are loosely conflated into one term, EPTB or Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis, cannot …

Chennai Mayor flags off tuberculosis awareness campaign vehicle
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Chennai Mayor flags off tuberculosis awareness campaign vehicle

The Hindu  

Chennai Mayor R. Priya launched the ‘Tuberculosis-Free Tamil Nadu’ awareness campaign vehicle on Saturday at Ripon Buildings. Among the 8,735 household contacts of diagnosed TB patients, 5,767 were given preventive treatment.” The release added that the Public Health Department of the GCC has been intensifying TB control measures. The awareness campaign aims to diagnose TB early, reduce deaths due to …

Health Minister launches 100-day campaign to reduce TB incidence and mortality
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Health Minister launches 100-day campaign to reduce TB incidence and mortality

The Hindu  

“The rate of TB decline in India has doubled from 8.3% in 2015 to 17.7% today, much ahead of the global average. Deaths due to TB have also reduced in India by 21.4% in the last 10 years,” Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said at the launch of the intensified national ‘100 day TB elimination campaign’ on Saturday, in Haryana. …

Government to launch 100-day nationwide TB campaign, denies shortage of anti-TB drugs
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Government to launch 100-day nationwide TB campaign, denies shortage of anti-TB drugs

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: To eliminate tuberculosis in India, which tops the list of 30 countries with high-burden TB cases, the centre announced that a 100-day intensified campaign will be launched across 347 high-priority districts in 33 states and union territories. The campaign is aimed to enhance TB case detection, reduce diagnostic delays, and improve treatment outcomes, particularly in high-risk groups will …

Health chiefs issue warning over tuberculosis as cases on the rise in the UK
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Health chiefs issue warning over tuberculosis as cases on the rise in the UK

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Health chiefs have issued a warning after cases of tuberculosis in …

Gurugram: TB cases rise to 8k; officials credit ‘better reporting’
1 month, 1 week ago

Gurugram: TB cases rise to 8k; officials credit ‘better reporting’

Hindustan Times  

Tuberculosis cases in Gurugram have surged to approximately 8,000 so far in 2024, reflecting an increase of about 7,000 cases compared to 2023. Health department officials attribute this rise to a 2022 mandate that requires private hospitals to promptly report TB cases, leading to improved compliance and increased reporting in 2024 in contrast to the last two years. According to …

WHO says 2023 saw the highest number of tuberculosis cases on record
1 month, 3 weeks ago

WHO says 2023 saw the highest number of tuberculosis cases on record

The Independent  

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Odisha to roll out adult BCG vaccination to eliminate TB
3 months, 1 week ago

Odisha to roll out adult BCG vaccination to eliminate TB

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : In a major push to eliminate tuberculosis in the country by 2025, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is all set to roll out a new BCG vaccination programme for adults in Odisha this month. Odisha is among the high burden TB states where the new vaccine is being launched in collaboration with ICMR to assess its …

'Kerala has made notable strides in combating tuberculosis', says CM Pinarayi Vijayan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Kerala has made notable strides in combating tuberculosis', says CM Pinarayi Vijayan

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that tuberculosis is seldom discussed in public nowadays, as it’s often thought of as a disease that has been eradicated. However, Kerala has made notable strides in combating tuberculosis, achieving a 40 percent reduction in its prevalence over the past six years, he said. Speaking at the health department’s programme ‘Advancing Kerala’s Fight Against …

Eliminating TB by 2025 looks near impossible
4 months ago

Eliminating TB by 2025 looks near impossible

Hindustan Times  

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable. The latest WHO Global TB Report reveals that India has the world’s largest TB epidemic; at 2.6 million, the country accounts for the highest number of TB cases as well as multi-drug resistant cases. A study from Mumbai highlighted an unacceptably long average delay between a …

Mumbai has over 27% TB patients of the state
5 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai has over 27% TB patients of the state

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government revealed in the state assembly on Thursday that Mumbai has over 27% of the total cases of tuberculosis in the state. HT Image Till June end, the number of patients in the city had reached 30,519, which is 27.52% of the total number of cases in the state, which stands at 110,896. Responding to them, state …

Health Matters newsletter: Hark! Good news on the HIV vaccine front
6 months ago

Health Matters newsletter: Hark! Good news on the HIV vaccine front

The Hindu  

We could start with the NEET mess again, and there is indeed much to report since our last health newsletter. A collaborative survey 1,482 TB patients across four States conducted by the George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi, along with the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U.K., highlighted the severe …

India to Screen 100% Population Over 30 For Diabetes, BP by March 2025; New Deadlines Set For Health Projects
6 months, 1 week ago

India to Screen 100% Population Over 30 For Diabetes, BP by March 2025; New Deadlines Set For Health Projects

News 18  

India is planning to screen a “100 per cent eligible population” aged over 30 years for diabetes and hypertension by the end of March 2025. He wrote that these “action points” were designed through “collaborative efforts of the Centre and states to ensure ease of living of citizens.” “Now the final action point pertaining to Health and Wellness have been …

India-made TB diagnostics tech wins acclaim at World Health Assembly
6 months, 1 week ago

India-made TB diagnostics tech wins acclaim at World Health Assembly

The Hindu  

The Truenat platform, a rapid molecular test for the diagnosis of pulmonary, extrapulmonary, and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis, that was developed in India, has been hailed for its role in combating TB and as a possible component of global healthcare solutions at the recently-held 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva. At the World Health Assembly, The Global Fund, which collaborates with the …

Health Ministry reworks protocol as India’s TB elimination drive plateaus
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Health Ministry reworks protocol as India’s TB elimination drive plateaus

The Hindu  

India’s goal to achieve rapid decline in the burden of tuberculosis morbidity and mortality, while working towards the elimination of TB in the country by 2025, has plateaued, a senior Health Ministry official said. According to the Health Ministry, India has been engaged in TB control activities for more than 50 years, yet the disease continues to be the country’s …

India highlights commitment to implement proactive actions for women and adolescents’ health at World Health Assembly
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India highlights commitment to implement proactive actions for women and adolescents’ health at World Health Assembly

The Hindu  

India highlighted its commitment to implement proactive actions for women, children and adolescent health and well-being at the on-going 77th World Health Assembly, at Geneva, while hosting a side event on the topic. Held in collaboration with Norway, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Population Fund and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, the event was …

Gross mismanagement: The Hindu Editorial on TB drug shortages and India’s national TB programme
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gross mismanagement: The Hindu Editorial on TB drug shortages and India’s national TB programme

The Hindu  

April 10, 2024 12:15 am | Updated 01:30 pm IST With less than two years left to achieve the ambitious goal set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018 to “eliminate” TB in India, the pharmacy of the Global South is once again struggling to treat patients with drug-sensitive TB. Just seven months ago, there was an acute shortage of …

Eradication of TB remains a distant goal as systemic challenges persist
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Eradication of TB remains a distant goal as systemic challenges persist

The Hindu  

March 28, 2024 10:35 pm | Updated March 29, 2024 12:40 pm IST Ahead of World TB Day on March 24, Survivors Against TB, a community advocacy group of TB survivors, wrote a letter to the Prime Minister “on the urgent and pressing need to expand efforts to address India’s Tuberculosis crisis.” The letter mentions that despite the government’s commitment …

TB challenge needs a multi-focal approach
8 months, 3 weeks ago

TB challenge needs a multi-focal approach

Hindustan Times  

An increase in the number of tuberculosis cases notified in India in 2023 over 2022 underscores the rigour of the efforts to shrink the pool escaping the TB control programme’s radar. The better capture of cases can be credited to the private sector’s impressive jump in performance, as well as states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar bettering their record. India’s …

2.55 million cases of TB notified in India last year, most in decades
8 months, 3 weeks ago

2.55 million cases of TB notified in India last year, most in decades

Hindustan Times  

India notified nearly 2.55 million cases of tuberculosis last year according to government data, the highest achieved since the start of the TB control programme in the 60s, indicating the efficacy of a drive to identify individuals afflicted with the disease, and ensure they get treated. Of all the TB cases notified in 2023, nearly 32% of notifications came from …

2.55 million cases of TB notified in India last year, most in decades
8 months, 3 weeks ago

2.55 million cases of TB notified in India last year, most in decades

Hindustan Times  

India notified nearly 2.55 million cases of tuberculosis last year according to government data, the highest achieved since the start of the TB control programme in the 60s, indicating the efficacy of a drive to identify individuals afflicted with the disease, and ensure they get treated. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Last year, 2.42 million cases were notified from across the …

India’s fight against TB must focus on women
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s fight against TB must focus on women

Hindustan Times  

India has the highest burden of tuberculosis in the world – over 28 lakh people in the country are affected by it every year. In India, just by numbers, more men contract TB of the lung, but women experience the disease differently, and are often affected by extra-pulmonary TB and, therefore, may not even show the typical symptoms of TB …

Making TB among women visible
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Making TB among women visible

Hindustan Times  

Did you know that India has the highest burden of tuberculosis, or TB in the world? As a result, finding and treating extra-pulmonary TB remains a challenge in India and I’m sure this is compounded with the challenges that women generally face in accessing healthcare2. It is the need of the hour to raise awareness about TB in women –symptoms …

Missing TB Cases In India Reduced From 1 Million In 2015 To 0.26 Million In 2023: Mandaviya
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Missing TB Cases In India Reduced From 1 Million In 2015 To 0.26 Million In 2023: Mandaviya

News 18  

After two challenging years of the pandemic, India has seen a reduction in tuberculosis incidence by 16 per cent, almost double the pace witnessed globally, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. Virtually addressing the 37th Board Meeting of the Stop TB Partnership, he also said the number of missing TB cases in India has reduced from 1 million …

A model that provides all TB services under one roof
11 months ago

A model that provides all TB services under one roof

The Hindu  

India has a stated goal of eliminating tuberculosis by 2025. In an article - ‘Walk In Centre - One Stop TB Solution - A Model Game Changer in Tuberculosis Control’ - published in the State’s public health journal, officials of the directorates of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and of Medical and Rural Health Services have outlined the need for …

India achieved record TB notification in 2023
11 months, 1 week ago

India achieved record TB notification in 2023

The Hindu  

January 12, 2024 08:55 pm | Updated 09:50 pm IST - CHENNAI With 25,37,235 TB cases notified in 2023, India has bettered the TB notification number achieved in 2022. Besides marking a record total TB notification, 2022 also recorded the highest ever TB case notification from the private sector — 7,33,694, which was 77.1% of the target notification. Despite the …

Missing TB cases in the private sector
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Missing TB cases in the private sector

The Hindu  

India made notification of TB patients mandatory in 2012 to address the problem of delayed diagnosis, suboptimal quality of care, incorrect diagnostic and treatment protocols being used, and a high drop-out rate in the private sector. Despite the significant increase in the private sector TB notifications over the years, they fall far short of the targets set by the National …

Tuberculosis: First time infections rise to 30-year high
1 year, 1 month ago

Tuberculosis: First time infections rise to 30-year high

Hindustan Times  

An estimated 10.6 million people developed tuberculosis in 2022. The World Health Organization said this was the highest annual record of new cases of TB since it started monitoring the disease in 1995. Due to isolation and quarantine measures during the pandemic, many people failed to get tested for TB, said Ananthakrishnan: "A large number of people who had extra …

WHO hailed India’s success in managing TB: Union Health Ministry
1 year, 1 month ago

WHO hailed India’s success in managing TB: Union Health Ministry

The Hindu  

India has made tremendous progress in improving case detection and reversed the impact of COVID-19 on the tuberculosis programme, noted the World Health Organization’s ‘Global TB Report 2023’ released earlier this week, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. “The WHO has made a downward revision of TB mortality rates from 4.94 lakh in 2021 to 3.31 lakh in 2022, …

Quality of active TB case finding suboptimal nationally: study
1 year, 3 months ago

Quality of active TB case finding suboptimal nationally: study

The Hindu  

Since 2017, India’s Tuberculosis programme has been undertaking active case finding outside the healthcare settings among high-risk populations. Of the three ACF cycles recommended among the high-risk populations each year, 642 districts undertook just one cycle. Based on the available data, the quality of ACF was measured using three indicators — screening at least 10% of the district population for …

Pvt hospitals reluctant to join BMC’s effort to combat TB
1 year, 3 months ago

Pvt hospitals reluctant to join BMC’s effort to combat TB

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Six months after it expressed interest in starting drug-resistant tuberculosis centres in private hospitals to make TB treatment more accessible for patients, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation finds only one private hospital coming forward as others continue to show reluctance. HT Image BMC’s health team held a second round of meetings with Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital -Andheri last week, which said …

Data | India’s health research is not aligned with its disease burden
1 year, 3 months ago

Data | India’s health research is not aligned with its disease burden

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the significance of tailoring health research to the specific needs of individual countries. Chart 2A | The chart plots the relative disease burden against research efforts for neonatal conditions for the world, high-income countries, upper-middle income countries, India and lower income countries. Chart 2B | The chart plots the relative disease burden against research efforts …

Death of tuberculosis patient in Kerala throws up questions on gaps in health care
1 year, 6 months ago

Death of tuberculosis patient in Kerala throws up questions on gaps in health care

The Hindu  

Mortality due to tuberculosis is coming into focus in Kerala again. Apart from the serious lapses committed by the State TB administration in expediting the purchase of the special drugs recommended for the youth, the episode lays bare the discomfiting fact that the State may be seriously falling behind in early case detection and follow-up care of patients — with …

A new edge to the fight against tuberculosis
1 year, 8 months ago

A new edge to the fight against tuberculosis

The Hindu  

At the One World TB Summit in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on March 24, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi instilled fresh energy to the global tuberculosis elimination response and reiterated India’s commitment to spearhead this effort. The Prime Minister’s remarks are critical as we look to redefine India’s and the world’s TB elimination response — with innovation and research being central …

TB cases rise in Pune, need to look beyond lungs to eliminate TB, say experts
1 year, 8 months ago

TB cases rise in Pune, need to look beyond lungs to eliminate TB, say experts

Hindustan Times  

As Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases constitute 40% of the total Tuberculosis cases reported in the city in the past four years and the number continues to rise, it is high time for the health department of the Pune Municipal Corporation to look beyond just lung disease to eliminate TB from Pune. The importance of this cannot be emphasised enough given …

India as G20 President Has Much to Offer the World in Fight Against TB - News18
1 year, 8 months ago

India as G20 President Has Much to Offer the World in Fight Against TB - News18

News 18  

Tuberculosis continues to claim over 4,100 lives every day and half of this global burden is in G20 countries. It was in 2018 that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the call to end TB in India by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals target. Private sector engagement, active case finding, decentralization of services through the Ayushman Bharat …

Now, India to estimate TB burden using own system
1 year, 8 months ago

Now, India to estimate TB burden using own system

The Hindu  

India has become the first country in the world to estimate the tuberculosis burden in-country and launch its own mathematical system to estimate the disease burden. The Health Ministry noted that as per this data, the global TB reduction numbers stand at 11% while the reduction in TB cases in India is 18%. “This model was constructed based on the …

West Bengal: Kolkata Reported 13,316 TB Cases in 2022, Azuthorities Concerned
1 year, 8 months ago

West Bengal: Kolkata Reported 13,316 TB Cases in 2022, Azuthorities Concerned

News 18  

Kolkata reported a total of 13,316 cases of tuberculosis in 2022, posing as a major concern for the West Bengal state department as well as the city’s municipal corporation. According to data from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the cases were reported from different wards between January 1 and December 31, 2022. A senior KMC official said that most of these …

India committed to end tuberculosis by 2025: PM Modi
1 year, 8 months ago

India committed to end tuberculosis by 2025: PM Modi

The Hindu  

March 24, 2023 01:56 pm | Updated 02:17 pm IST - Varanasi Over the last nine years, public participation through initiatives like 'Ni-kshay Mitra' has played a very important role in the fight against tuberculosis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, March 24, 2023. The Prime Minister said this after launching the TB-Mukt Panchayat initiative, the official pan-India rollout …

What It Will Take To End Tuberculosis In India By 2025 - News18
1 year, 8 months ago

What It Will Take To End Tuberculosis In India By 2025 - News18

News 18  

TB – The Silent Killer For several thousands of years, the aetiology of tuberculosis remained a mystery and this most dreaded scourge of mankind consumed many millions, earning the nickname “Captain among men of death.” Thanks to the epoch-making discovery of Tubercle Bacillus on March 24, 1882, by Robert Koch, the legendary German microbiologist, both aetiology as well as the …

World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Fighting Tuberculosis in India with MedTech Innovations
1 year, 9 months ago

World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Fighting Tuberculosis in India with MedTech Innovations

News 18  

Research and studies reveal that a total of 1.6 million people died from TB in 2021. Additionally, the government is working towards increasing access to TB services & awareness in remote and rural areas through initiatives like Mobile TB vans, and engaging private providers in TB control,” says Chandra Ganjoo, Group Chief Executive Officer, Trivitron Healthcare. “Advanced technologies such as …

India will eradicate Tuberculosis by 2025: Chief of Stop TB Partnership
1 year, 9 months ago

India will eradicate Tuberculosis by 2025: Chief of Stop TB Partnership

Hindustan Times  

The Executive Director of the STOP TB Partnership, Dr Lucica Ditiu on Thursday said she has no hesitation to say that India will end Tuberculosis by 2025. Read here: Japanese scientists discover new 'glass-like' orchid species In an exclusive Interview with ANI, she said, "I think the financial resources will come and will basically facilitate the implementation of these activities …

Tamil Nadu’s novel initiative results in reduced TB deaths
1 year, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu’s novel initiative results in reduced TB deaths

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu has pioneered an initiative across the State to reduce the mortality rate among people with tuberculosis. In lieu of the 16 parameters, Chennai-based National Institute of Epidemiology, which is spearheading TN-KET along with the State TB Cell, found that preliminary assessment of patients based on just three conditions — very severe undernutrition, respiratory insufficiency, and inability to stand …

India can lead efforts to find new TB vaccine, says WHO’s former chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan
1 year, 11 months ago

India can lead efforts to find new TB vaccine, says WHO’s former chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan

The Hindu  

Raising the need to develop a new vaccine for tuberculosis, Soumya Swaminathan, former chief scientist at the World Health Organisation, said India, considering its accelerated timeline for TB elimination than the rest of the world, should be in the lead, and scientists and researchers around the country as well as globally should come together to develop a better vaccine. I …

Child TB notifications saw a sharp decline in 2020: Lancet study
1 year, 11 months ago

Child TB notifications saw a sharp decline in 2020: Lancet study

Hindustan Times  

According to a recent study published in the Lancet, notifications of child tuberculosis have seen some of the largest declines in India. According to a recent study published in the Lancet, notifications of child tuberculosis have seen some of the largest declines in India The study, “Global impact of Covid-19 on childhood tuberculosis: an analysis of notification data,” was published …

Measles outbreak: What it tells us about India’s vaccination coverage | In Focus podcast
2 years ago

Measles outbreak: What it tells us about India’s vaccination coverage | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Just when it feels like we’ve gotten over the coronavirus pandemic, another infectious disease has been making the rounds: measles. Over the past few months, several States in India, notably Maharashtra and Kerala, have seen outbreaks of hundreds of cases of measles and several deaths of children. Last month, the World Health Organisation declared measles to be an “imminent threat …

WEB EXCLUSIVE | How COVID-19 has hit India’s fight against TB
2 years ago

WEB EXCLUSIVE | How COVID-19 has hit India’s fight against TB

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 06, 2022 16:26 IST It is slowly becoming apparent that the COVID-19 pandemic, which first hit India in early 2020, has had devastating and long-lasting effects on the nation’s ability to achieve its tuberculosis goals. The pandemic, followed by lockdowns and large-scale migrations of various populations, has continued to impact access to diagnosis as well as treatment …

“We are working towards a TB vaccine in India”
2 years ago

“We are working towards a TB vaccine in India”

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 06, 2022 15:24 IST While the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020 did impact tuberculosis elimination efforts and services across the country, several campaigns were put in place to offset the impact, according to Dr. Raghuram Rao, Assistant Director General, Central TB Division, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme responded with timely …

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