tuberculosis
- Telangana
Telangana govt aims to eradicate Tuberculosis in state by 2025
Hyderabad: Telangana Health minister Damodar Raja Narsimha on Saturday, December 22 said that the state government is committed to eradicating tuberculosis (TB) by the end of 2025. During a video conference on…
- India
WHO calls for bolstering efforts to end TB in South-East Asia
New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called on countries in the Southeast Asia Region to build on the momentum created to end tuberculosis (TB). Saima Wazed, Regional Director, WHO…
- India
India accounts for 26% of global TB burden, the highest: WHO
New Delhi: Even as India aims to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2025, five years ahead of the global target, a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday showed that…
- Telangana
Telangana aims for TB-free status by 2025, says Governor
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma while speaking at the launch of the 75th TB Seal Sale Campaign held at Darbar Hall in Raj Bhavan has reiterated that Tuberculosis (TB) is entirely…
- Health
Indian-origin scientist finds cancer therapy safe for patients with HIV & TB
New Delhi: In a significant breakthrough to help patients battling both HIV and tuberculosis (TB), a study led by an Indian-origin scientist found a cancer therapy that can help control TB and…
- World
WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming 3,500 lives every day
Geneva: The World Health Organisation on Tuesday flagged that the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing with the disease being the second leading infectious cause of death globally…
- Lifestyle
Balanced diet makes immune system more resilient to infections like TB: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday said that a balanced diet plays an important role in strengthening the immune system, making it more resilient to infections like…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech begins clinical trials of TB vaccine on adults
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech International Ltd on Sunday said it started clinical trials of the Tuberculosis vaccine Mtbvac on adults in India. This is the first vaccine against Tuberculosis derived from a human…
- Health
TB, malaria causing pathogens use force to breach immune defences: Study
New York: Researchers have discovered a previously unknown process by which tuberculosis, malaria and chlamydia causing pathogens enter a cell with physical force, breaching the body’s immune defences that prevent infection. These…
- Health
Vitamin D deficiency common in children with tuberculosis: Study
New Delhi: Vitamin D deficiency is more common in children with tuberculosis (TB) than those not infected by the bacterial disease, according to a study conducted in hospitalised patients in Telangana. The…
- World
WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years
Geneva: The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years, according to a report issued Thursday by the World Health Organisation.…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: Harish Rao to provide nutrition kits to TB patients in Siddipet
Hyderabad: Minister of Finance and Health, T Harish Rao, on Monday took it upon himself to provide nutrition kits to TB patients in the Siddipet Assembly Constituency, for the next six months, at…
- Telangana
Governor Tamilisai calls for ‘TB Mukt Telangana’ by 2024
Hyderabad: Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday called for concerted efforts by all to ensure the TB Mukt Telangana by the year 2024. The Governor exhorted the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS)…
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