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For info on TB, BMC to launch directory

March 20, 2014 12:30 am

The directory will have all TB related details. It will have addresses of DOTS dispensaries in the city.

Docs mull alternative treatment for drug-resistant TB

May 03, 2012 2:33 am

Following reports from the National Tuberculosis Institute in Bangalore confirming that eight TB patients from Mumbai are indeed totally resistant to all drugs,doctors now are looking at alternative treatment for them.

Doctors says accessibility to DOTS centres major concern

March 30, 2012 1:14 am

In an attempt to reach out to more patients, the Department of Medical Education has asked medical colleges in the city to refer their TB patients to the nearest Directly Observed Treatment Short course centre,a move welcomed by many while some doctors said the issue of accessibility to DOTS centres needs to be addressed.

Dropout patients tough to trace,civic anti-TB drive hits roadblock

February 10, 2012 3:36 am

A few weeks into the initial phase of the anti-TB drive and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has already started facing its first set of hurdles.

MDR TB in Mumbai higher than national average: study

October 20, 2009 11:34 pm

Mumbai may have a higher percentage of Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis than accepted national estimates,a study published recently in an international journal reveals.