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,
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed a new drug to stem the global spread of multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis, but has cautioned that its use must follow a set of guidelines issued by
Days after Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate brought the problems of tuberculosis (TB) patients to the forefront, the government on Tuesday said that diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis will soon be made
This is the nineteenth global report on tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO in a series that started in 1997. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in implementing
Ranchi: Jharkhand has seen a sharp rise in the number of deaths due to tuberculosis and AIDS between 2010 and 2013, shows National Aids Control Organization (Naco) data. The state has seen an increase
Bedaquiline, the first anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug manufactured in almost 50 years, not only worked on severely ill patients in the city but it did so without affecting their hearts. An article to this
THERE is a significant increase in the number of patients suffering from Tuberculosis (TB) amongst young people in the country. According to Kibong'oto National Tuberculosis Hospital (KNTH) Director,
Patna: Antibiotics consumption in Bihar has increased from 12% in 2009 to 20% today. According to state drug control department, Biharis consume antibiotics worth over Rs 600 crore every year. On the
Diabetes has now been found to be fuelling India’s tuberculosis burden. India has the world’s highest diabetes patients and is also referred to as the world’s TB capital. Now, a study to be announced
Local farmers opposing the Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project in Bijapur district want the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to execute a surety bond before the Supreme Court, undertaking that the
The long-held idea that Europeans were the first to bring tuberculosis to the Americas when they arrived in the 15th Century has been thrown into doubt. Instead, a study suggests that the deadly disease
