This document presents the findings of a modelling study that examined in detail the costs and benefits of tuberculosis (TB) screening plus TB preventive treatment (TPT) in four countries – Brazil, Georgia,
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
<p><strong>The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet in Pakistan, decided to lift the over two decades long ban on forest harvesting besides managing forests along scientific lines in line with a working plan made by the government. Read more in November 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Pakistan</strong></p>
Rapid lifestyle changes have increased the combined disease burden of diabetes and tuberculosis (TB) in rapidly urbanizing nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) and other world forums have set
Assuring full immunisation coverage by 2020, the health minister on Thursday said that unvaccinated districts will be targeted in a phase wise manner. “About 201 high focus districts in the country
India has initiated the process of formulating standardised clinical guidelines for managing extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, which occurs outside lungs. In collaboration with the Union health ministry,
The Federal Ministry of Health has launched the National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis (TB) Control, 2015-2020 and the Dissemination of the First National TB Prevalence Survey Report. While delivering
Diabetes-TB May Soon Be Most Dreaded Combo For the 63 millionand-odd diabetics in India, this is worrying news: It has been proved beyond doubt that diabetes patients are three times more prone to contracting
Unmonitored intake of tuberculosis medicines could lead to acute liver failure. In last year, three cases of acute liver failure due to toxicity caused by tuberculosis medicines were received at the department
