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Over 18 lakh tuberculosis cases notified in 2020, says Mansukh Mandaviya

The lack of access to diagnostic facilities was not the reason for reduction in detection of TB cases, the minister said

Screen prison inmates every 6 months for TB, AIDS: NHRC to Gujarat govt

NHRC has asked the Gujarat government and its chief of prisons to screen inmates every six months for TB and HIV, officials said on Tuesday

India, Brazil, Russia, S Africa to study intersection of Covid, TB

A consortium of doctors and researchers from India, Brazil, Russia, and South Africa have partnered to conduct a study on the epidemiological impact and intersection of the Covid-19 and Tuberculosis

'We want to make country TB-free by 2025': Health Minister Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said that the government aims to make the country tuberculosis (TB) free by the year 2025.While speaking at Parliament House, Mandaviya said an awareness drive was in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal to make India TB-free by 2025."We want to make this country TB-free by 2025. We had never linked health with development. Under PM Modi's leadership, the definition of health has been comprehensive. In the coming days, India will achieve its target of making the health sector more robust," said Mandaviya.Apart from Mandaviya, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that he expected elected representatives to ensure steps for the eradication of the disease."Time has come to end deadly diseases in this country. We need to make collective efforts to win against TB. Poverty and malnutrition are two main reasons for TB. Elected representatives need to ensure steps for the eradication of the disease," said Birla.Rajya Sabha Chairman M ...

Gennova to use mRNA tech to develop vaccines for Zika, tuberculosis

mRNA vaccines typically have stringent temperature requirements to remain stable

India Coronavirus Dispatch: 30 mn in Maha at least partially vaccinated

Centre says Covid can make a person more susceptible to TB, about 2,500 Delhi jail inmates let out during Covid fail to surrender, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Covid can make one more susceptible to developing active tuberculosis: Govt

SARS-CoV-2 infection can make an individual more susceptible to developing active TB disease

US announces $57 mn aid for TB treatment in seven high-burden countries

The United States on Friday announced a USD 57 million aid for efforts against tuberculosis in seven high-burden countries, including India

Google uses AI tools to decode common skin conditions, tuberculosis

Goggle researchers have showcased an AI-powered dermatology assist tool that will help you understand whats going on with issues related to your bodys largest organ: skin, hair and nails

Haryana govt to eradicate TB from state by 2025: Health Minister Anil Vij

Haryana has over 60,000 TB patients and the state government has set a deadline of 2025 to eradicate the disease from the state, Health Minister Anil Vij said on Wednesday

Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath pledges to make state TB-free by 2025

After successful management of Covid-19 and eradication of encephalitis, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has pledged to make Uttar Pradesh Tuberculosis-free by 2025

A sensible vaccination policy

The costs of providing free vaccines are way lower than the costs of a freewheeling epidemic

Poor infection control, slow recovery: Dual TB-Covid-19 load hits states

Preliminary studies in India show a 0.37% to 4% prevalence of TB among Covid-19 patients while 1.14% of the TB patients screened for Covid-19 were diagnosed with the disease

Primary health to insurance: Five non-Covid-19 areas to focus on in 2021

Issues such as tackling tuberculosis and health insurance, which could have been addressed in 2020, were sidelined

Himachal govt to conduct survey to identify coroanvirus, other patients

Himachal Pradesh government is set to conduct a large-scale survey between Nov 25 and Dec 27 in a bid to identify the patients of Covid-19, tuberculosis, leprosy, sugar and high blood pressure

Covid-19 got global attention as it affected rich nations, says TB expert

The sudden focus on Covid-19 has had a significant negative impact on TB because in many countries the Covid-19 response has been built on or has utilised the TB response, says Grania Brigden

25-30% drop in TB case notifications in India, Indonesia from Jan-Jun

A drop of around 25-30 per cent in tuberculosis case notifications was reported in three high-burden countries -- India, Indonesia and the Philippines -- between January and June 2020

India will be able to end tuberculosis by 2025: Health Min Harsh Vardhan

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has accorded high priority for ending tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the SDG, said Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare

Missing TB patients reduced to less than 0.5 million in 2019: Vardhan

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan asserted that India has accorded high priority to ending tuberculosis by 2025

India staring at another health disaster amid a raging battle with Covid-19

The biggest crisis is India's longstanding battle with tuberculosis. The country has as many as 2.7 million TB patients currently, by far the most in the world