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New campaign against old scourge is welcome

Centre’s 100-day campaign against TB is a step in the right direction

March 25, 2026 7:15 am

The government would do well to treat its latest drive as a catalyst for improved diagnostics, regular follow-ups and better community engagement

For TB-free India, we need science, and the power of jan bhagidari

Science and the power of jan bhagidari can lead to a TB-free India

March 23, 2026 11:49 pm

It will be built by all of us -- by the choices we make, the habits we adopt, the support we extend and the stigmatising we refuse to tolerate.

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.

Support for TB patients is no longer limited to hospitals — it is happening at homes, in villages, and at workplaces. (Express Archive - Abhishek Saha)

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.

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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.

Divya had the drug-resistant variant, which meant that at least one of the frontline drugs couldn’t work on her.

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.