There are reports of rising cases of asthma and TB at Mankachar due to large-scale pollution in border town of Bangladesh, in Dhubri district of Assam, created by nearly 10 cashewnut processing
Nepal has some 80,000 TB patients and half the cases are infectious, according to Dirgh Singh Bam, Director of the National Tuberculosis Centre. He made these observations at Lalitpur today at an
The danger of tuberculosis (TB) spreading is becoming critical amongst an estimated 180 000 displaced persons in Ingushetia who have fled the fighting in neighbouring Chechnya. In response, the
With tuberculosis rampant in much of the developing world and immigration from those countries at a record high, public health officials are calling for large-scale TB screening programs in cities
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has urged citizens to form zonal committees to ensure the efficient functioning of its tuberculosis control programme. With the "Revised National TB
Eight to 11 thousand people die every year in Nepal from tuberculosis (TB) according to the Nepal Anti Tuberculosis Association (NATA). Worldwide the figure stands at two to three million deaths
Best treatment for TB patients : A three-day central region level review and evaluation meeting of the National Tuberculosis Programme in Bhaktapur, Nepal. The review meeting was held in connection
Medical experts in Pakistan are concerned about the rise in the number of cases of tuberculosis among children that cannot be treated with the standard drugs as the TB germs in their body are
The time has come to review the process through which we can disseminate the information that TB is curable and and its treatment is provided free of charge, Nepal's Minister of Health Pradeep Nepal
Experts from the Nepal health services and NGOs from Bangladesh, Nepal and India- converged in Kathmandu to discuss the impact of migration on the scourge of tuberculosis (TB). In the three-day
By AD 2008 Ahmedabad is expected to have an estimated 28,000 cases of AIDS, most of whom will also be suffering from a deadly variant of tuberculosis which is resistant to the existing TB drugs.
An international meeting of TB and gender experts has drawn up an agenda for research into biological, epidemiological, social and cultrual differences in the occurrence of the disease in men and
Scientists in the United States say they have devised a way of preventing TB in HIV patients,and their treatments could reduce outbreaks of the infectious wasting disease in developing
Even educated and aware residents of the Capital city of Nepal are not safe from the clutches of tuberculosis, experts say. Dr Dirgha Singh Bam Director of the SAARC TB Centre said that at least
Less than one-third of the tuberculosis patients have access to the directly observed short term treatment that represents the best chance of controlling TB epidemic , says a World Health
The Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) programme against tuberculosis (TB) has proved to be successful but the lack of knowledge about it is claiming thousands of lives each year. In
Effective treatment for tuberculosis is now available in Bangladesh and yet one TB patient dies in every eight minutes. Not surprisingly it has been the single biggest killer disease in Bangladesh.
A new joint report by UNAIDS, UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) released says that with the right intervention at the right time AIDS, TB and Malaria can be prevented and treated.
Sindh (Pakistan) Secretary for Health Khalid Latif Chaudhry appreciated the efforts being made by the National TB Control Programme to involve the private sector and NGOs of repute in implementation
The Minister for Health and Medical Education, Mian Altaf Ahmed has said the Jammu and Kashmir government is contemplating to launch a massive awareness drive to eradicate diseases like AIDS, TB,
