India's triumphs in the battle against TB
9 months 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 the less fortunate. This initiative underlined the critical connection between nutrition and TB recovery by offering nutritional support to TB patients, showcasing India's holistic approach to combating this enduring health menace. The Nikshay platform's nationwide patient tracking capabilities ensure consistent treatment adherence, and the deployment of CBNAAT machines has revolutionised the diagnosis process, facilitating the quick and accurate identification of drug-resistant TB strains.

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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 …

Health Minister launches 100-day campaign to reduce TB incidence and mortality
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2 weeks, 3 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. …

Boost the TB fight with better undernutrition monitoring
1 month ago

Boost the TB fight with better undernutrition monitoring

The Hindu  

Around one-third of tuberculosis in India is attributable to undernutrition, which, in adults, is defined as having a body mass index less than 18.5 kg/m². In India, available research suggests the burden of ‘severe’ and ‘very severe’ undernutrition to be very high among adults with TB. The Reducing Activation of Tuberculosis by Improvement of Nutritional Status trial from Jharkhand documented …

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-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 …

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. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Last year, 2.42 million cases were notified from across the …

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 …

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, …

T.N. ropes in volunteers to provide food baskets for severely ill, undernourished TB patients
1 year, 2 months ago

T.N. ropes in volunteers to provide food baskets for severely ill, undernourished TB patients

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu has prioritised the nutritional status of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis and identified as severely ill and undernourished. In an initiative of its own, the State TB Cell has roped in volunteers to provide food baskets containing a recommended portion of high-protein food, and in the past one year, has reached out to 38,235 patients across the State. Nurses …

One-third of TB patients received no payment for nutrition support
1 year, 3 months ago

One-third of TB patients received no payment for nutrition support

The Hindu  

Undernutrition is the leading risk factor for TB disease. Yet, nutrition support became a part of the national TB programme only in April 2018 when Nikshay Poshan Yojana — a direct benefit transfer scheme for nutritional support to TB patients — was launched. In September 2022, India launched another nutrition support programme called Ni-kshay Mitra to consented TB patients. Nikshay …

Explained | Can improved nutrition help prevent TB?
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | Can improved nutrition help prevent TB?

The Hindu  

The story so far: According to recent reports in The Lancet and The Lancet Global Health, nutritional support has helped prevent both tuberculosis among household contacts and mortality among TB patients in a trial in Jharkhand. While all the TB patients received nutritional support, household contacts were randomly assigned to receive either nutritional support or usual diet alone. Among the …

Trial done in India shows nutrition support prevents TB, related deaths
1 year, 4 months ago

Trial done in India shows nutrition support prevents TB, related deaths

The Hindu  

A large trial undertaken in India has underscored the role of nutritional supplementation in sharply cutting down tuberculosis disease rate in the household contacts of an index patient, and mortality reduction in people diagnosed with active pulmonary TB. In the randomised controlled trial involving household contacts of patients with pulmonary TB, nutritional support led to 39-48% reduction in TB disease …

Explained | India’s diabetes epidemic is making India’s TB epidemic worse
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | India’s diabetes epidemic is making India’s TB epidemic worse

The Hindu  

Long before COVID-19 devastated us, India has been experiencing the double burden of two debilitating and severe epidemics – type 2 diabetes and tuberculosis. DM also increases the likelihood of unfavourable TB treatment outcomes, such as treatment failure, relapse/reinfection, and even death. Persistent inflammation has also been seen in people with DM and TB – even after they have completed …

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 …

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 …

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 …

“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 …

India must fine-tune its strategy to eliminate Tuberculosis
2 years, 2 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 …

Cereals, Pulses, Fruits & Veggies: PM Modi to Launch Scheme to Support Nutritional Needs of TB Patients
2 years, 4 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, 5 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 …

Nutritional security is vital in the fight against TB
2 years, 6 months ago

Nutritional security is vital in the fight against TB

The Hindu  

Two silent epidemics, of tuberculosis and undernutrition, have been working together and devastating India for decades. But other ‘risk factors’ and ‘comorbidities’, among which feature undernutrition, can increase the probability of the latent bacteria manifesting themselves as TB disease. Despite India’s economic progress, even today, an increasing number of people remain undernourished and without food security, particularly children, women, tribal …

TB activists start monthly meetings to resolve issues faced by TB patients
2 years, 7 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 …

The food vaccine as right, more so for TB patients
2 years, 8 months ago

The food vaccine as right, more so for TB patients

The Hindu  

In the past, there was a belief that every ill had a pill and the pill killed the germs that made you ill. That germ could be a bacteria, virus or a parasite. Nutrition status and TB risk “The nutrition of the individual, is the most vital factor in the prevention in tuberculous disease,” said Dr. J.B. McDougall of the …

Ending TB by 2025 needs more clinical research on drug resistance
2 years, 8 months ago

Ending TB by 2025 needs more clinical research on drug resistance

Hindustan Times  

Zainab, a child living in Mumbai, was two2 years old when she stopped gaining weight and started having fa ever. Research on DR-TB TB treatment must provide patients with treatment that includes shorter, well-tolerated combination of drugs that are adapted for administration to both adults and children. Research in this aspect will lead to robust scientific evidence for better and …

India to be TB-free by 2025, says Minister
2 years, 9 months ago

India to be TB-free by 2025, says Minister

The Hindu  

A 19% increase was witnessed in 2021 from the previous year in TB patients’ notification. On the World Tuberculosis Day on Thursday, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reaffirmed the government’s commitment to making India tuberculosis–free by 2025 and said this will be achieved by ensuring access to quality healthcare and advanced treatment. The report said despite the brief decline in TB …

India's TB Elimination Programme Goes Beyond Medical Interventions, Says MoS Health
3 years, 1 month ago

India's TB Elimination Programme Goes Beyond Medical Interventions, Says MoS Health

News 18  

India’s TB elimination programme addresses all co-morbidities and goes beyond medical interventions to tackle the social determinants of the disease, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said Tuesday. Highlighting the commitment of India towards eliminating TB, she said, “India’s TB Elimination Programme is also addressing all co-morbidities and goes beyond medical interventions to tackle the social determinants of …

TB-free India by 2025 an aspirational goal, but paying attention to nutrition key to beating disease
3 years, 2 months ago

TB-free India by 2025 an aspirational goal, but paying attention to nutrition key to beating disease

Firstpost  

India accounts for the highest TB burden globally; 27 percent of the cases are detected in India. A recent study discovered that even after state- In Madhya Pradesh, after distributing protein-rich food baskets to TB patients for over a year, we have seen remarkable results:95 percent patients are TB-free and gained weight! Solutions Addressing undernutrition requires considering TB patients and …

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