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Time to revisit lessons from drive against TB, polio, HIV
November 29, 2025 7:29 am
Citizen ownership represents deep public engagement where AMR is viewed not as a distant scientific issue but as a shared social challenge.
From vision to victory: How India is winning the fight against TB
March 26, 2025 12:02 pm
The 100-day Intensified TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan introduced cutting-edge strategies to detect TB early, ensuring that even those without symptoms — who would have otherwise gone undiagnosed — were identified and treated.
Amid key victories in fight against TB, states face one battle: Shortage of drugs
December 06, 2024 8:59 pm
Campaign in high-burden districts begins tomorrow as states scramble to stockpile after tenders cancelled, firms blacklisted.
Delhi HC 'concerned' over lack of TB drugs at MCD hospital; counsel assures procurement of ultrasound machine in 15 days
April 23, 2024 9:17 pm
The HC was hearing a plea moved by NGO Social Jurist, a civil rights group seeking directions for providing an ultrasound machine and medicines to treat TB patients at MCD-run hospital Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis (RBI PMT).
India TB report: Decoding the key takeaways and why diabetes is a major risk factor
March 29, 2024 7:52 am
There were an estimated 27.8 lakh TB cases in 2023, a marginal decline from the estimated 28 lakh in 2015.
‘Biomarkers to predict advance of TB in household contacts of patients an important find’: Dr S Subash Babu, Scientific Director of NIAID–ICER
October 05, 2023 10:02 am
Dr S Subash Babu is the Scientific Director and first Indian scientist to be honoured with the prestigious Bailey K Ashford Medal last year for exemplary research.
Abandoned in sickness, dignity eludes TB patients even in death
March 26, 2023 4:00 pm
For over three months since his death, despite repeated pleadings by hospital authorities, the boy's father had allegedly refused to claim his body.
World TB Day: At 35, this nurse has battled TB thrice but hasn’t given up on her patients
March 25, 2023 8:54 am
As the world marked World TB Day Friday, Divya’s story serves as a tale of caution and inspiration for healthcare professionals, and a symbol of hope for their patients.
Mylab launches kit for detecting TB, multidrug resistance variant in single test
December 01, 2022 9:24 am
The kit has been named PathoDetect MTB RIF and INH drug resistance kit.
TB detection in Mumbai improves in 2021 after pandemic-induced setback in 2020
January 20, 2022 9:21 am
🔴 Detection of TB cases had fallen by nearly 28 per cent in 2020 with only 43,464 people identified with the illness as compared to 2019 when a total of 60,597 TB patients were detected in Mumbai.
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