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TB remains a major killer disease despite use of antibiotics: Kerala expert
5 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 …

Patients suffer as Odisha runs out of medicines for TB
8 months, 1 week ago

Patients suffer as Odisha runs out of medicines for TB

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Even as Odisha government has set an ambitious target to eliminate TB by 2025, patients in the state are facing an acute shortage of necessary drugs forcing many to skip their doses, which is strongly discouraged by medical practitioners. The treatment of drug-sensitive Tuberculosis consists of two months of four drugs - Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Ethambutol and Pyrazinamide followed by …

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World Tuberculosis Day 2024: Theme, History, TB Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis
9 months ago

World Tuberculosis Day 2024: Theme, History, TB Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis

News 18  

Tuberculosis continues to pose a significant threat as one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide, affecting millions of individuals annually. Let’s dig deeper into the theme, history, significance, causes, symptoms, and diagnosis of TB on this year’s World Tuberculosis Day. By educating communities and fostering advocacy, World TB Day plays a crucial role in mobilizing resources and support for TB …

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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 …

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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 …

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Johnson and Johnson Loses Key Tuberculosis Drug Patent in India
1 year, 9 months ago

Johnson and Johnson Loses Key Tuberculosis Drug Patent in India

News 18  

India’s Patent Office rejected on Thursday US pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson’s application to extend its patent on a key tuberculosis treatment, allowing local companies to make cheaper generic versions. India accounted for nearly 29 percent of 10.6 million tuberculosis cases worldwide, according to the World Health Organization’s 2022 Global TB report, a major public health problem as it struggles …

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In The Fitness of Things: PM Modi May Inaugurate National TB Programme, Multiple Schemes in Varanasi
1 year, 9 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 …

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Govt to Launch Prog for Adopting, Providing Nutritional, Treatment Support to TB Patients
2 years, 7 months ago

Govt to Launch Prog for Adopting, Providing Nutritional, Treatment Support to TB Patients

News 18  

To achieve the goal of eliminating tuberculosis by 2025, the government will soon launch a programme as part of which people and institutions can adopt blocks, wards, or even an individual patient, and provide nutritional, treatment and vocational support to TB patients. The type of assistance that may be provided by the donors to the consented TB patients are nutritional …

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World TB Day 2022: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment of the Ailment
2 years, 9 months ago

World TB Day 2022: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment of the Ailment

News 18  

March 24 every year is observed as the World Tuberculosis Day to raise awareness and eradicate the deadly ailment, globally. Symptoms of Tuberculosis: One must be careful as active TB is known to be contagious. If a person infected with active TB ailment in their lungs happens to cough or sneeze in close proximity of someone who will be in …

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