India TB Report 2020
<p>India accounts for nine per cent of all HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) deaths in the world, the second-highest number globally. Around 9,700 people die every year among TB-HIV co-infected patients,
Tuberculosis (TB)
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About 18 Nigerians die of tuberculosis every hour – Expert
At least 18 Nigerians die from Tuberculosis (TB) every hour, a TB expert, Lovett Lawson, has said. Mr Lawson, the Board Chairman of Stop TB partnership Nigeria, disclosed this at a pre-World TB Day
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Meerut to get 7 new TB labs
Meerut: Meerut is set to receive seven new laboratories in primary health centres (PHC) to test tuberculosis (TB) cases. This comes in addition to the already existing 39 TB labs. The Revised National
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Scientists inventing new TB vaccine
According to World Health Organisation (WHO) TB is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause from a single infectious agent, ranking above HIV/AIDS. Scientists are inventing a
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IIT-Bombay study gives hope to resistant-TB patients
MUMBAI: In what can bring hope for drug-resistant TB patients, a study conducted by IIT-Bombay has shown that an anti-TB drug - rifampicin - used in combination with other drugs, can significantly improve
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State to focus on latent TB eradication
Kochi: Aimed at eliminating TB from the state by 2020, government has once again joined hands with private hospitals to treat and manage latent TB. This comes after the state in collaboration with private
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Pollution, drug resistance, dengue: What’s on WHO 2019 threats list
What do the ten threats to global health in 2019 mean for India, and where does the country stand on tackling each? The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a list of “Ten threats to global
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Cement plant in Bilaspur villagers’ bane
The ACC cement plant at Barmana in Bilaspur district has become a major source of air pollution in nearby Salappar, Kangu and Dehar panchayats of Mandi district. People of the area allege that ill-effects
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Angola: Over 50,000 TB Cases Diagnosed During First Quarter
Luanda — Of this figure, 21,871 positive pulmonary tuberculosis, 20,050 negative, extra pulmonary standing at 2,742, and 4,929 treated cases, which totaled 50,046 cases. Last year there were 57,877 patients,
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Pollution has Ahmedabad in a killer choke-hold
AHMEDABAD: The minute you step outside your house, vehicular fumes hit you. As you go further, under-construction roads or building add to the particulate matter you breathe in. These suspended particles
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US, India form ‘Alliance’ to eliminate TB
Formation of USAID-India End TB Alliance announced The US and India have formed an alliance comprising leading experts in public and private sectors to combat the menace of tuberculosis, an American