National strategy for eradicating tuberculosis by 2025 includes quality treatment, says senior cardiologist
2 days, 10 hours ago

National strategy for eradicating tuberculosis by 2025 includes quality treatment, says senior cardiologist

New Indian Express  

KOLAR: The union government has developed the National strategic plan for Tuberculosis with the goal of eradicating it by 2025 said senior Cardiologist, National Institute of Rock Mechanics Dr Rajendra Kumar. Rajendra Kumar said early diagnosis of all the TB patients prompt treatment with quality assured drugs and treatment regiments along with suitable patient support systems to promote adherence. Accordingly, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has officially launched the ambitious 100-day TB elimination campaign across the nation. This campaign aims to accelerate the fight against TB by improving case deduction, reducing diagnostic delays and enhancing treatment outcomes, particularly for vulnerable populations spanning 347 districts across 33 states and Union territories.

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Centre orders screening camps to curb prevalence of TB in Indian prisons
6 days, 1 hour ago

Centre orders screening camps to curb prevalence of TB in Indian prisons

The Hindu  

Amid ongoing efforts by healthcare experts to reassure the public about reports of Human Metapneumovirus and respiratory illnesses, the Union government has directed States to conduct screening camps in prisons to detect and control the prevalence of tuberculosis. In an advisory issued to Home Secretaries and Heads of Prisons, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that the closed and overcrowded …

Coimbatore's TB recovery rate exceeds 80% under NTEP: TN health department
4 weeks ago

Coimbatore's TB recovery rate exceeds 80% under NTEP: TN health department

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: As part of NTEP, a campaign that aims at eradicating tuberculosis by 2025, the state health department is conducting a TB DPPM programme involving all health facilities. While TB is a challenge in many states in India, 85 per cent of patients recover in Tamil Nadu every year, an officer in the health department said. The Tamil Nadu Public …

Behind India’s success in curbing tuberculosis
1 month 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
1 month 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 …

Chandigarh admn launches 100-day campaign to end tuberculosis
1 month ago

Chandigarh admn launches 100-day campaign to end tuberculosis

Hindustan Times  

In a significant step towards making the city tuberculosis -free, UT adviser Rajeev Verma launched a 100-day intensified TB case-finding campaign under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme. UT adviser Rajeev Verma has urged people of Chandigarh to come forward and support TB patients and their families. Under this campaign, special efforts will focus on screening vulnerable populations, including individuals aged …

Drop in India’s tuberculosis burden doubled since 2015: Health Minister JP Nadda
1 month, 1 week ago

Drop in India’s tuberculosis burden doubled since 2015: Health Minister JP Nadda

New Indian Express  

India, which tops the list of 30 countries with high-burden TB cases, aims to eliminate TB by 2025, five years ahead of the target set by SDG. Nadda highlighted the country’s long struggle in its fight against tuberculosis, saying that at one time TB was considered “slow death”. Since 1962, there have been many campaigns against tuberculosis, but in 2018, …

Health Minister launches 100-day campaign to reduce TB incidence and mortality
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1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Efforts intensified to achieve tuberculosis elimination target in Andhra
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Efforts intensified to achieve tuberculosis elimination target in Andhra

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The State government has intensified efforts to eliminate tuberculosis under the National TB Elimination Programme, reporting significant progress in 2024. Between January and October, the State achieved a presumptive TB examination rate of 2,343 per lakh population and a TB notification rate of 155 per lakh. However, districts like Sri Satya Sai, ASR, and Bapatla fell below the State …

Long way to go in war against TB, drug supply to continue: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao
2 months, 1 week ago

Long way to go in war against TB, drug supply to continue: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Acknowledging that tuberculosis remains a significant health challenge in the country, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that he recently held discussions with the Union Health Ministry to ensure a consistent supply of first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs to address recent shortage. As per the WHO report, in 2023, India had around 2.7 million cases of TB, with 2.51 million people …

​Taking TB seriously: The Hindu Editorial on the BPaLM treatment regimen for drug-resistant tuberculosis
4 months ago

​Taking TB seriously: The Hindu Editorial on the BPaLM treatment regimen for drug-resistant tuberculosis

The Hindu  

Time is of the essence in adopting advanced technology in medical care. The Union Health Ministry’s decision to introduce the new treatment regimen for drug-resistant tuberculosis hardly a couple of years after it was recommended by the World Health Organization, is a step in the right direction. This regimen has been proven to offer better outcomes, remarkably shortening the duration …

'Kerala has made notable strides in combating tuberculosis', says CM Pinarayi Vijayan
4 months, 1 week 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, 3 weeks 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 …

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

Health Ministry reworks protocol as India’s TB elimination drive plateaus
7 months, 1 week 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
7 months, 2 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 …

Centre needs to solve TB drug shortage soon
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Centre needs to solve TB drug shortage soon

New Indian Express  

India’s ambitious goal of eliminating tuberculosis in the country by 2025 is in serious jeopardy. If health professionals and patients reported a drugs shortage last year, the past two months have seen doctors, government staff and caregivers scrambling to access drug-sensitive TB medications. On March 18, by which time the shortage had been reported, the Union health ministry told states …

Gross mismanagement: The Hindu Editorial on TB drug shortages and India’s national TB programme
9 months 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
9 months, 2 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
9 months, 2 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 …

India's triumphs in the battle against TB
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India's triumphs in the battle against TB

Hindustan Times  

Tuberculosis, one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases, has relentlessly challenged humanity throughout history. Every day, TB claims over 3,500 lives and nearly 30,000 people contract this preventable and curable disease, hitting countries like India particularly hard. Before 1997, the battle against TB in India faced significant challenges, with high costs making diagnosis and treatment inaccessible to many, especially …

Missing TB Cases In India Reduced From 1 Million In 2015 To 0.26 Million In 2023: Mandaviya
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Let’s just talk health, shall we?
11 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Missing TB cases in the private sector
1 year 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 …

WHO hailed India’s success in managing TB: Union Health Ministry
1 year, 2 months 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, …

Our aim is to make Rajasthan free from Tuberculosis by 2025: CM Ashok Gehlot
1 year, 4 months ago

Our aim is to make Rajasthan free from Tuberculosis by 2025: CM Ashok Gehlot

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said his state government’s aim is to make Rajasthan Tuberculosis -free by 2025. Addressing TB-Free Rajasthan conference, Gehlot said of the world’s 26% TB patients, 6% of them are in Rajasthan. He said that the state government is continuously working to make Rajasthan the number one state in all sectors including health by 2030. …

Need to introduce DR-TB regimens that give patients a better chance at life
1 year, 5 months ago

Need to introduce DR-TB regimens that give patients a better chance at life

Live Mint  

In India’s battle against tuberculosis, a new call is rising to demand access to a new regimen for drug-resistant tuberculosis. Many who have worked in the TB space would be reminded of India’s journey in expanding access to bedaquiline, which was then the first anti-TB drug developed in the last 40 years. Despite the WHO’s recommendation to introduce bedaquiline use …

New shorter treatment regimen for TB preventive therapy launched in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 7 months ago

New shorter treatment regimen for TB preventive therapy launched in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian launched 3HP, a new shorter treatment regimen for TB Preventive Therapy, at the Tamil Nadu Tuberculosis Summit held on Friday. The National TB Elimination Programme aims at fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goal of achieving TB-free Tamil Nadu by 2025, five years ahead of the global targets. The State Prevalence Survey conducted by the National …

Creating TB-Free Panchayats: A Roadmap to TB Elimination - News18
1 year, 8 months ago

Creating TB-Free Panchayats: A Roadmap to TB Elimination - News18

News 18  

At the One World TB Summit in Varanasi last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the ‘TB Mukt Panchayat’ initiative, further reiterating the importance of Jan Bhagidari and a community-led movement to end tuberculosis. Panchayati Raj Institutions: Important lever in creating Swasth Bharat Since the 73rd Constitutional Amendment, our Panchayati Raj Institutions have become essential decentralised units to deliver key …

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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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 …

PM Modi launches several initiatives to eliminate tuberculosis
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi launches several initiatives to eliminate tuberculosis

Deccan Chronicle  

Varanasi: India's ideology of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbkam" is giving the modern world an integrated vision and solutions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday as he launched a series of initiatives to eliminate tuberculosis. Addressing the 'One World TB Summit' on World TB Day, Modi said the country is working to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025 as against the global target of …

India committed to end tuberculosis by 2025: PM Modi
1 year, 9 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, 9 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 Rejects J&J Plea to Extend Patent on Key Tuberculosis Drug, Drop in Prices Expected
1 year, 9 months ago

India Rejects J&J Plea to Extend Patent on Key Tuberculosis Drug, Drop in Prices Expected

News 18  

In a massive blow, the Indian Patent Office rejected US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson’s application to extend its monopoly on the key tuberculosis drug, bedaquiline, which is set to expire in July. Developed by Janssen – Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical division – in 2012, bedaquiline received conditional approval by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of …

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 …

In The Fitness of Things: PM Modi May Inaugurate National TB Programme, Multiple Schemes in Varanasi
1 year, 10 months ago

In The Fitness of Things: PM Modi May Inaugurate National TB Programme, Multiple Schemes in Varanasi

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may inaugurate the National Tuberculosis Eradication Programme in Varanasi later this month, News18.com has learnt. The Prime Minister had announced in 2018 that India would totally eliminate TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global deadline set for 2030, and reiterated this while addressing the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New …

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 …

WEB EXCLUSIVE | How COVID-19 has hit India’s fight against TB
2 years, 1 month 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 …

India must fine-tune its strategy to eliminate Tuberculosis
2 years, 3 months ago

India must fine-tune its strategy to eliminate Tuberculosis

The Hindu  

Termed as the severest crisis in a century, the COVID-19 pandemic dislodged the entire health system in India, sidelining other public health issues, and tuberculosis was no exception. Despite an extensive national programme and a vast private sector, India is the global epicentre for TB, with an estimated 2.8 million TB cases, and with TB killing more than 4,00,000 Indians …

India's 2025 Goal to Oust Tuberculosis Most Ambitious in World, But Funding Woefully Low: TB Alliance Chief
2 years, 4 months ago

India's 2025 Goal to Oust Tuberculosis Most Ambitious in World, But Funding Woefully Low: TB Alliance Chief

News 18  

India’s aim to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025 is the most ambitious goal of any country in the world, the chief of an American non-profit alliance for TB drug development has told News18.com. “India has set perhaps the most ambitious goals of any country in the world in terms of TB elimination,” Spigelman told News18.com in an exclusive interaction. “There is …

Cereals, Pulses, Fruits & Veggies: PM Modi to Launch Scheme to Support Nutritional Needs of TB Patients
2 years, 5 months ago

Cereals, Pulses, Fruits & Veggies: PM Modi to Launch Scheme to Support Nutritional Needs of TB Patients

News 18  

With a sharp focus on the eradication of tuberculosis in India, the Narendra Modi government is planning to launch a scheme to support the nutritional requirements of patients suffering from the deadly disease, News18.com has learnt. Driven primarily by the office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the scheme has tentatively been named Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan under which …

Health Matters: Govt Wants to Eliminate TB But Data Not In Sync With Promise. Blame it on Covid
2 years, 6 months ago

Health Matters: Govt Wants to Eliminate TB But Data Not In Sync With Promise. Blame it on Covid

News 18  

It was all about Covid-19 for the past two years. #TBMuktBharat pic.twitter.com/z1vYXpncH4— Central TB Division | #TBMuktBharat July 8, 2022 Now, with less than three years to that deadline – 2025, which is five years ahead of the target set by Sustainable Development Goals 2030 – there are important lines of inquiries that need to be pursued to track how …

The way to control tuberculosis
2 years, 6 months ago

The way to control tuberculosis

The Hindu  

Tuberculosis is the worst among endemic diseases, killing 1.5 million people every year. Before the National AIDS Control Organization was established, the Indian Council of Medical Research-managed AIDS Control Task Force had a unique method of monitoring the control trajectory, popularly called ‘sentinel surveillance’. In India’s AIDS Control Programme, public education was given high priority. Realising that TB was not …

How is Assam faring on the TB eradication front?
2 years, 6 months ago

How is Assam faring on the TB eradication front?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 26, 2022 18:00 IST “My husband is a buddhu,” 41-year-old Anita Bodo says through her tears. Such is the stigma of TB among the tribal people of Baksa district in north-western Assam that a patient and even his family face exclusion and loss of livelihood. “Our goal is to reduce the TB infection rate to 44 per …

TB activists start monthly meetings to resolve issues faced by TB patients
2 years, 8 months ago

TB activists start monthly meetings to resolve issues faced by TB patients

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic causing a setback for the country’s programme to eliminate tuberculosis, non-government organisations, TB activists, survivors, and officers will hold a meeting every month to discuss the needs and challenges of its treatment in the country. We can create an informal TB group to address day-to-day issues faced by TB patients like delays in getting …

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