Global tuberculosis report 2022
The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2022 provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional
The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2022 provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional
Over the next 35 years, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis will kill 75 million people and could cost the global economy a cumulative $16.7 trillion (£15 trillion) - the equivalent of the European Union’s
As many as 10,000 persons were diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) by private practitioners in the last one year in Tamil Nadu. The largest concentration of such persons was in northern and central regions
A global phase 3 clinical trial named STAND (Shortening Treatment by Advancing Novel Drugs) in patients who are currently considered to have either drug-sensitive or multidrug-resistant TB has been launched
As many as 1,000 people a day in Europe contract tuberculosis, and slow progress against the disease coupled with rising drug resistance mean the region is unlikely to defeat it until next century, health
The golden motifs and shimmering silk often eclipses the perennial risk of tuberculosis Varanasi silk weavers live with. Though considered highly vulnerable to TB, health officials do not have a clear
A medical study conducted in Mumbai and its satellite towns of Navi Mumbai and Thane showed that youngsters formed the bulk of patients suffering from multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). This finding
3 types of drugs to be tested Amid concerns around the quality of medicines being manufactured in India for domestic use and export, the government has embarked on the largest ever survey of spurious
Health authorities launched an 11.5 million pounds ($17.4 million) plan on Monday to tackle Britain’s persistent tuberculosis problem, seeking to eradicate the contagious lung disease. Britain has one
Bedaquiline is in use in US and EU against multi-drug-resistant strains With cases of Multi-Drug Resistant-Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug resistant TB (XDR TB) threatening the country, Bedaquiline
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