Tuberculosis kills over 4 lakh Indians a year: Hard learned lessons can assist in the fight against COVID-19
4 years, 11 months ago

Tuberculosis kills over 4 lakh Indians a year: Hard learned lessons can assist in the fight against COVID-19

Firstpost  

It is because underlying conditions like TB are endemic in the country that experts are especially concerned about an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The World Health Organization released a tuberculosis report on the 24th of March; in 2018 over 10 million people were sickened by TB and 1.5 million of those died. India has developed a vast army of healthcare workers under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Plan who scour the country to look for those who may be TB positive. Since contact tracing and proactively isolating those who are COVID-19 positive is a national priority, health officials can take inspiration from those who are on the frontline of the fight against TB.

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930 deaths daily: How air pollution, malnutrition and stigma fuel India’s TB surge
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2 days, 2 hours ago

930 deaths daily: How air pollution, malnutrition and stigma fuel India’s TB surge

Firstpost  

India carries a significant share of the global TB burden. Another 2024 study in BMC Public Health reported that indoor air pollution contributed to 26% of TB infections, alongside other socioeconomic and environmental factors. For TB patients, air pollution worsens lung inflammation, making recovery more difficult even with proper treatment.” — Dr. Akshay Budhraja, Senior Consultant & HOD, Respiratory & …

Govt’s low-cost solutions are helping eliminate TB, say officials
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2 days, 12 hours ago

Govt’s low-cost solutions are helping eliminate TB, say officials

Hindustan Times  

A number of low-cost solutions introduced by the Union ministry of health and family welfare as part of the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme has ensured that cases are identified and put on treatment in time, especially in remote areas of the country, bringing India closer to the elimination target, officials familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Govt’s low-cost solutions …

Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years
4 days, 17 hours ago

Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years. More than 10,300 cases were reported last year, an 8% increase from 2023 and the highest since 2011, according to preliminary data posted this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Kansas TB rate …

Over 1,000 cases detected in Tiruchi district during 100-day TB elimination drive
6 days, 2 hours ago

Over 1,000 cases detected in Tiruchi district during 100-day TB elimination drive

The Hindu  

Over three lakh people were screened in Tiruchi district and more than 1,000 cases of tuberculosis detected at the end of the 100-day campaign to raise awareness and detection of the disease, the authorities said. According to official figures, 3,10,753 people in vulnerable sections of society were screened during the campaign in Tiruchi district, out of a mapped population of …

100-day TB elimination campaign falls far short of its main objective
2 weeks, 3 days ago

100-day TB elimination campaign falls far short of its main objective

The Hindu  

The 100-day intensified TB elimination campaign was launched on December 7, 2024 across 455 intervention districts in 33 States and Union Territories to screen and test for TB among people belonging to the vulnerable or high-risk group — diabetics, smokers, alcoholics, people living with HIV, those with TB in the past, geriatric population, house-hold contacts of TB patients. Of the …

Tuberculosis is on the rise again. We can fight it — if we try
1 month ago

Tuberculosis is on the rise again. We can fight it — if we try

Salon  

Tuberculosis, the world’s oldest and deadliest pandemic, has been plaguing us for well over 4,000 years, with a relative of TB bacteria detected since the dinosaur age, and an ancestor having infected our early human ancestors. Leaving infections untreated is thus a recipe for disaster, so it’s vital for the health of the American population as a whole to ensure …

Kansas Health Officials Are Battling An ‘Unprecedented’ Tuberculosis Outbreak
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kansas Health Officials Are Battling An ‘Unprecedented’ Tuberculosis Outbreak

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Health officials in Kansas say they are battling an “unprecedented” tuberculosis outbreak that’s infected at least 146 people in the state’s northeast. As of Friday, there are 67 people currently being treated for active cases of the bacterial disease, commonly known as TB, in the Kansas City metro area, Jill Bronaugh, a spokesperson for the Kansas Department …

Tuberculosis incidence in Karnataka drops by 40% from 2015 baseline
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tuberculosis incidence in Karnataka drops by 40% from 2015 baseline

The Hindu  

Keeping in line with India’s ambitious goal of tuberculosis elimination by 2025, five years ahead of the SDG timeline of 2030, Karnataka has reduced 40% of TB incidence compared to 2015 baseline. Targets for achieving this ambitious goal are: 80% decline in annual TB incidence rate, 90% decline in death due to TB, and zero catastrophic expenditure due to TB.,” …

Health departmentto screen 2 lakh people for Tuberculosis in Dharmapuri by 2025
3 months, 1 week ago

Health departmentto screen 2 lakh people for Tuberculosis in Dharmapuri by 2025

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: As part of the union and state government programmes aiming to eradicate Tuberculosis by 2025, health department officials have planned to screen at least two lakh people in the district. Speaking on the matter, Deputy Director of the health department Dr Balasubramaniyam said, “Tuberculosis is an air-bornebacterial infection which directly affects people’s immunity. It easily impacts people with smoking …

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

Health chiefs issue warning over tuberculosis as cases on the rise in the UK
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Health chiefs issue urgent warning over surge in deadly 'Victorian disease' that is easily mistaken for a winter cold
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Health chiefs issue urgent warning over surge in deadly 'Victorian disease' that is easily mistaken for a winter cold

Daily Mail  

Tuberculosis, a serious lung infection also called the 'Victorian disease' that kills one in six people it infects and can cause victims to cough up blood, is on the rise in England. Health chiefs are now urging people with potential TB symptoms not to dismiss the signs, which include a continuous cough, and can be easily mistaken for common winter …

Gurugram: TB cases rise to 8k; officials credit ‘better reporting’
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

TB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. That's an 'outrage' says WHO
4 months, 2 weeks ago

TB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. That's an 'outrage' says WHO

NPR  

TB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. Then SARS-CoV-2 came along and grabbed the notorious title of #1 killer: In 2020, COVID-19 was responsible for 3.5 million deaths worldwide vs 1.5 million for TB.The 2024 Global Tuberculosis Report, published last week by the World Health Organization, puts TB back in the top slot with 1.25 million deaths in 2023 compared …

Long way to go in war against TB, drug supply to continue: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Tuberculosis cases hit record high: WHO
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tuberculosis cases hit record high: WHO

Raw Story  

A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health Organization said -- the highest number since it began global TB monitoring in 1995. While the number of TB-related deaths declined from 1.32 million in 2022 to 1.25 million last year, the total number of people contracting the infectious disease increased from 7.5 million to …

Enfermedad de tuberculosis: las cifras más altas en la historia
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Enfermedad de tuberculosis: las cifras más altas en la historia

Associated Press  

La OMS ha registrado el número más alto de infecciones de tuberculosis en 2023, con un total de 8 millones de casos. La tuberculosis sigue siendo la enfermedad infecciosa mortal más común del mundo, con un número de casos y muerte similares al de 2020, antes de la pandemia del COVID-19. Las autoridades están trabajando para reducir el número de …

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

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

The Independent  

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Sharpening India’s anti-tuberculosis fight
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sharpening India’s anti-tuberculosis fight

The Hindu  

The omnipresence of tuberculosis in the pages of history and literature is testimony to how the disease has plagued generations across the world and continues to be a major problem even today. For example, in 2023, addressing the big challenge of ‘missed’ TB cases, 25.1 lakh patients were diagnosed in India as having TB, highlighting strengthened case finding efforts. It …

TB remains a major killer disease despite use of antibiotics: Kerala expert
8 months, 1 week ago

TB remains a major killer disease despite use of antibiotics: Kerala expert

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Dr Vinay Nandicoori, director of CSIR-CCMB and a leading microbiologist, said that tuberculosis has remained as the number one killer among all infectious diseases, despite the clinical use of over 20 antibiotics and BCG, a century-old vaccine. Dr Nandicoori, a J C Bose Fellow, said that the gradual rise in the emergence of increasingly drug-resistant strains and HIV-TB co-infection …

California declares public health emergency as tuberculosis outbreak kills 1, infects 13 others
10 months, 3 weeks ago

California declares public health emergency as tuberculosis outbreak kills 1, infects 13 others

Hindustan Times  

A major health alert has been issued for the residents of California after the western US State reported tuberculosis outbreak that has claimed one life and left nine others hospitalised. California prepares for surge in tuberculosis cases Meanwhile, City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis announced a local public health emergency on Thursday in an attempt to strengthen the city's preparation …

US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023
11 months, 3 weeks ago

US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report. Experts say the 2023 number is in part a combination of a surge in TB cases internationally — the World Health Organization said TB was behind only COVID-19 in infectious fatal diseases worldwide in 2022. CDC officials …

The world’s deadliest infectious disease is on the rise in the UK
1 year ago

The world’s deadliest infectious disease is 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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. More than a million people a year die from …

World Tuberculosis Day 2024: Theme, Posters, History, Significance & Activities
1 year ago

World Tuberculosis Day 2024: Theme, Posters, History, Significance & Activities

The Quint  

The significance of World Tuberculosis Day is to highlight the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis to prevent the spread of the disease. The day provides an opportunity to emphasize the need for high-level leadership, increased investment, and faster implementation of new WHO recommendations to combat tuberculosis. World Tuberculosis Day is also an opportunity to raise awareness about …

Tuberculosis is on the rise in the UK – what is it and is it serious?
1 year ago

Tuberculosis is on the rise in the UK – what is it and is it serious?

The Independent  

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Silent killer: Quarter of people with TB show no symptoms, tuberculosis study says
1 year ago

Silent killer: Quarter of people with TB show no symptoms, tuberculosis study says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers, led by the Amsterdam University Medical Center, also …

Missing TB Cases In India Reduced From 1 Million In 2015 To 0.26 Million In 2023: Mandaviya
1 year, 1 month 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 …

India achieved record TB notification in 2023
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Tuberculosis: First time infections rise to 30-year high
1 year, 4 months 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 …

India has most number of TB cases in world: What’s going wrong?
1 year, 4 months ago

India has most number of TB cases in world: What’s going wrong?

Firstpost  

The WHO report said India in 2022 recorded the most tuberculosis cases of any country and a nearly third of the world’s cases. As per The Wire, India, with 27 per cent of the world’s TB cases, remains far ahead of Indonesia and China. The Union Health ministry of Wednesday said the WHO had recognised India’s success in reducing the …

WHO hailed India’s success in managing TB: Union Health Ministry
1 year, 4 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, …

7.5 million new cases of TB in 2022: WHO report
1 year, 4 months ago

7.5 million new cases of TB in 2022: WHO report

The Hindu  

There was a major global recovery in the number of people diagnosed with TB and treated in 2022, after two years of COVID-related disruptions, according to the just-released WHO Global TB Report. The reported global number of people newly diagnosed with TB was 7.5 million in 2022. The number in 2022 probably includes a sizeable backlog of people who developed …

Tuberculosis outbreaks have occurred twice in SA this year — what's causing TB to spread?
1 year, 5 months ago

Tuberculosis outbreaks have occurred twice in SA this year — what's causing TB to spread?

ABC  

Health authorities have identified a cluster of active tuberculosis cases in South Australia's Murraylands, months after a separate outbreak was confirmed in the state's remote Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. Health officials say the recent cluster is not linked to any TB cases in the APY Lands, where 13 people have tested positive for the disease since an outbreak there started …

Cases of Victorian disease surge in England - as map reveals hotspots
1 year, 6 months ago

Cases of Victorian disease surge in England - as map reveals hotspots

Daily Mail  

Tuberculosis is on the rise in England, health chiefs have warned. Cases of the bacterial infection, spread by coughing, hit 2,408 in England during the first half of 2023 — 7 per cent more than logged over the same period last year. It logged at least three times as many cases as other regions 2022 was a bumper year for …

Explained | India’s diabetes epidemic is making India’s TB epidemic worse
1 year, 8 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 …

A new edge to the fight against tuberculosis
1 year, 11 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, here are signs and symptoms to watch out for
2 years ago

World Tuberculosis Day, here are signs and symptoms to watch out for

Live Mint  

World tuberculosis day is observed annually on 24 March to raise awareness about TB and efforts to end the global epidemic, marking the day in 1882 when the bacterium causing TB was discovered. In March 2018, during the End TB summit held in New Delhi, Prime Minister had called for India to achieve TB-related SDG targets by 2025, five years …

World TB Day 2023: Warning signs you should pay attention to
2 years ago

World TB Day 2023: Warning signs you should pay attention to

India TV News  

World TB Day 2023: Warning signs you should pay attention to World TB Day 2023: In addition to damaging the lungs, TB can also affect other important bodily functions. World TB Day 2023: Every year on March 24, we observe World TB Day. Many people infected with TB do not show any symptoms at first and don't need treatment, but …

Child TB notifications saw a sharp decline in 2020: Lancet study
2 years, 2 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 …

WEB EXCLUSIVE | How COVID-19 has hit India’s fight against TB
2 years, 3 months 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 …

Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years, says WHO
2 years, 4 months ago

Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years, says WHO

The Hindu  

The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years, according to a report issued Thursday by the World Health Organization. WHO said about 450,000 cases involved people infected with drug-resistant TB, 3% more than in 2020. WHO said many people went undiagnosed, noting that the number of people …

India accounts for 28% of 10.6 million TB cases in 2021: WHO report
2 years, 4 months ago

India accounts for 28% of 10.6 million TB cases in 2021: WHO report

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Around 10.6 million people across the world were diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020, while 1.6 million patients died of the bacterial disease, according to the World Health Organization’s 2022 Global TB report. Nearly 82% of global TB deaths among HIV-negative people occurred in the African and South-East Asia regions, with India alone …

WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years, according to a report Thursday by the World Health Organization. WHO also blamed COVID-19 for much of the rise in TB, saying the pandemic “continues to have a damaging impact on access to TB diagnosis and treatment.” …

Tuberculosis cases worldwide rise for the first time in years
2 years, 4 months ago

Tuberculosis cases worldwide rise for the first time in years

LA Times  

A relative adjusts the oxygen mask of a tuberculosis patient at a TB hospital on World Tuberculosis Day in Hyderabad, India, on March 24, 2018. The WHO also blamed COVID-19 for much of the rise in TB, saying the pandemic “continues to have a damaging impact on access to TB diagnosis and treatment.” It said progress made before 2019 has …

How the COVID-19 pandemic altered the vaccine story in India
2 years, 5 months ago

How the COVID-19 pandemic altered the vaccine story in India

The Hindu  

Last week, Twitter temporarily blocked a post by Florida’s surgeon general Joseph A. Ladapo. Such DNA vaccines, older in provenance than mRNA vaccines, involve inserting DNA for an antigen — or the part of the virus that stimulates the immune system — into a special kind of circular DNA called plasmids that are usually only found in bacteria. In the …

India must fine-tune its strategy to eliminate Tuberculosis
2 years, 5 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 …

Review of Vidya Krishnan’s Phantom Plague — How Tuberculosis Shaped History: The chimera of tackling TB
2 years, 7 months ago

Review of Vidya Krishnan’s Phantom Plague — How Tuberculosis Shaped History: The chimera of tackling TB

The Hindu  

Decades after the devastating influenza pandemic of 1918 ravaged India, adivasis from western India recalled the disease wiping out entire households. Glimpses of such intensity, albeit experienced in New England, can be found in the first part of Vidya Krishnan’s Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History; dead bodies were exhumed, burned offal from patients’ corpses were fed to cure tuberculosis, …

Health Matters: Govt Wants to Eliminate TB But Data Not In Sync With Promise. Blame it on Covid
2 years, 8 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 …

Data | How did COVID affect TB treatment in India?
2 years, 11 months ago

Data | How did COVID affect TB treatment in India?

The Hindu  

India recorded a dramatic decrease in Tuberculosis cases during the pandemic. Active case findings are done among targeted risk groups, including people with diabetes, chronic kidney and liver disease, and patients on immunosuppressants, with the primary objective of detecting TB cases early. Active case findings The chart shows the number of active case findings of TB in India. Click to …

After COVID-19 pandemic, India tries to deal with 'silent killer' tuberculosis
2 years, 11 months ago

After COVID-19 pandemic, India tries to deal with 'silent killer' tuberculosis

Firstpost  

An estimated half a million people died of tuberculosis in 2020 in India— a third of the global toll Mumbai**, India:** When COVID-19 ripped through India in 2020-21, several million people are thought to have died. India is the home to a quarter of the world’s TB infections and an estimated half a million people died of the curable lung …

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