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
Tuberculosis (TB)
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Chicken alert: Antibiotics found in city’s poultry samples
Seventy chicken samples from Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), tested by the Centre for Science and Environment, were found to be carrying traces of five antibiotics. Largescale misuse and overuse
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Latest study by CSE’s Pollution Monitoring Lab finds antibiotic residues in chicken
Growing antibiotic-resistance in humans also because of large-scale indiscriminate use of antibiotics in poultry industry, claims CSE study. more at http://www.cseindia.org/node/5487
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Awareness campaigns needed for hepatitis, say experts
Awareness campaigns similar to those of polio or HIV are needed for hepatitis in India, stressed experts at AIIMS today during an awareness programme organised to mark World Hepatitis Day. On the occasion,
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Deaths due to malaria, TB on the decline in Pakistan
KARACHI: Pakistan has registered accelerated decline in death rates from TB and malaria since 2000, when the Millennium Development Goals were established to stop the spread of these diseases by 2015.
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HIV/Aids mortality rate rising by 11pc annually in Pakistan: report
HIV/AIDS mortality rate rising by 11pc annually in Pakistan Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - Karachi—Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is claiming more lives in Pakistan
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HIV/Aids mortality rate rising by 11pc annually in Pakistan: report
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/Aids) is claiming more lives in Pakistan than ever, says a first-of-its-kind analysis of trend data from 188 countries released on
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Health report: Andheri-E fares worst with most diseases
Andheri (E) seems to be the hotbed of diseases, shows a study conducted by NGO Praja Foundation after analyzing health data from the civic corporation. If the high incidence of infectious diseases is
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Labourers at high risk of TB
Three years have passed since Deepak Nepali (Darji), 35, of Dhulabari, Mechinagar 1, was diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB). A carpenter by profession, Deepak took the medications prescribed by doctors
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TB rates in children 'much higher than WHO estimates'
More than 650,000 children worldwide develop tuberculosis each year, research in the journal Lancet Global Health suggests. The figure stands almost 25% higher than current predictions made by the World
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WHO urges nations to step up the fight against TB
The World Health Organisation on July 03 urged over 30 countries, including some of the world's richest, to recognise the continued danger of tuberculosis and try to wipe it out by 2050. Although TB is