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AI edge for TB therapy: A test to track your last dose, drones to deliver drugs at your doorstep

March 25, 2025 5:52 pm

Know about top innovations that will be part of the national TB elimination programme, help in screening and treatment.

IIT Kanpur, Boehringer Ingelheim India join hands to eradicate Tuberculosis

March 26, 2023 5:37 pm

As a part of this new collaboration, Boehringer Ingelheim will provide support to Lenek Technologies, one of the startups incubated at SIIC, IIT Kanpur.

March 24 was World Tuberculosis Day: ‘Fever, weight loss, persistent cough may be symptoms of TB’

March 26, 2023 6:19 am

To raise awareness on tuberculosis and initiate efforts to eradicate the disease, World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24 every year. The theme of this year’s event is, ‘Yes! We can end TB.

World Tuberculosis Day: Foods to eat and avoid when recuperating from the infectious bacterial disease

March 27, 2023 11:01 am

Consult a healthcare provider or a registered dietitian for customised dietary recommendations based on your unique requirements and health state, said Dr Ambarish Joshi, senior consultant, pulmonary and sleep medicine, Primus Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi

Take lessons from survivors in India’s fight against TB

March 24, 2023 8:20 am

They can play a critical role in addressing stigma, help design diagnostic, treatment protocols

World TB Day 2023: How India plans to achieve its target of eliminating tuberculosis by 2025

March 24, 2023 1:00 pm

Although India continues to be the largest contributor to global TB cases, there has been a decline in the number of cases in 2021.

TB reporting went up in 2021, yet to reach pre-pandemic levels: India TB Report

March 25, 2022 3:10 pm

The community and the government need to come together to fight TB and eliminate TB by the 2025 deadline set by our Prime Minister,” said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on the occasion of World TB Day on Thursday.

2 Bengal districts get Centre’s pat for progress in TB fight

March 25, 2022 4:58 am

“The Government of India has recognised the success of Purba Medinipur and Nadia districts in achieving the goal of TB elimination by 2025,” said Director of Health Services Dr Ajay Chakraborty.

World Tuberculosis Day 2022: Symptoms and preventive measures you must know about

March 24, 2022 3:09 pm

"TB control efforts have been disrupted in the country due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," LM Singh, India MD, Vital Strategies said

World Tuberculosis Day: A doctor debunks eight common myths

March 23, 2021 2:24 pm

"In India today, two deaths occur every three minutes from tuberculosis. But these deaths can be prevented with proper care and treatment," said Dr Parth Shah, a pulmonologist

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World Tuberculosis Day 2021: All you need to know about the infectious disease

March 24, 2021 10:31 am

World TB Day 2021: The theme of World TB Day 2021 - 'The Clock is Ticking' – conveys the sense that the world is running out of time to act on the commitments to end TB made by global leaders

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