Molbio Diagnostics launches test to expand its Multi-Drug Resistant TB portfolio Truenat MTB-INH is also expected to play a major role internationally, in high TB-burden countries as well as countries that… January 12, 2023 16:35 IST
Viatris, MedAccess and TB Alliance ink agreement to reduce price of medicine for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Last year, an estimated 1.6 million people lost their lives to TB, including 187,000 people living with HIV. The WHO… December 19, 2022 16:22 IST
Lollipop and chewing gum inspired device to detect TB in children, launch in India soon While this tool will be developed initially keeping children in mind, a similar product can be used among adults too,… December 13, 2022 13:25 IST
1.6 million people died from TB Globally in 2021; Burden of drug-resistance rising: WHO Report The report notes a decline in global spending on essential TB services from US$6 billion in 2019 to US$5.4 billion… October 28, 2022 11:06 IST
Crowdfunding booster Initiatives like Ni-kshay Mitra must be encouraged, but they should be seen as supplementary to State efforts September 24, 2022 04:45 IST
The power of youth and technology to end tuberculosis TB is one of India’s major public health problems and accounts for over one-fourth of the world’s TB cases. September 21, 2022 10:30 IST
Gold particles for Tuberculosis treatment? Scientists develop new way of combating deadly disease Although the BCG vaccine works well in children, it is not as effective at protecting adolescents and adults, scientists claim. September 15, 2022 13:07 IST
BD India launches rapid molecular tool for detecting multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis The diagnostic company also claimed that this molecular test enhances the information available to direct the optimal treatment for patients… August 31, 2022 15:05 IST
Public Health: Tech a formidable ally against TB Backed by an Intel platform, HaystackAnalytics is using genomics to help doctors diagnose the disease more efficiently, improving clinical outcomes Updated: August 22, 2022 18:11 IST
BLK-Max Hospital partners with Govt under its drug-resistant TB Control Programme According to the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, one of the major concerns in eliminating the global concern… July 6, 2022 20:00 IST
Serum Institute urges health ministry to include Cy-Tb injection in national TB elimination programme The letter for the inclusion of Cy-Tb was written by Prakash Kumar Singh, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at SII. July 4, 2022 18:11 IST
Union Health Ministry to launch new initiative to help TB infected people with nutritional support The Union Health Minister noted that 2022 is an important year since it is the target year for many of… May 20, 2022 14:24 IST
Johnson & Johnson India launches youth initiative for tuberculosis eradication The initiative addresses the Indian youth, who are best placed to bring behavioural change among the public. March 25, 2022 13:50 IST
Tuberculosis can induce premature cellular ageing, new study finds India reported 19,33,381 new and relapsed tuberculosis cases in 2021 — 19% on-year rise —the Centre said in its annual… March 25, 2022 11:36 IST
World Tuberculosis Day 2022: History, theme, and significance World Health Organization reports suggest 10.4 million individuals suffered from tuberculosis and 1.7 million people died in 2016. March 24, 2022 11:59 IST
Bharat Biotech, Biofabri tie-up for tuberculosis vaccine Biofabri is a biopharmaceutical company of Zendal group based in Porriño, Spain, with the aim of researching, developing and manufacturing… March 17, 2022 05:30 IST
Otorhinolaryngology and tuberculosis Dr Stephen Antony, Director, Divine Medical Centre and Dr Monica M Michael, ENT Surgeon Divine Medical Centre, Bengaluru elaborate on… Updated: April 7, 2016 19:13 IST
Global Coalition Against TB organises MP roundtable meet Political leaders pledge to work at national, state and district level strategies to ensure that the country achieves the Sustainable… Updated: April 7, 2016 19:13 IST
Prices of 103 formulation packs to come down after NPPA cap The new prices will be effective from today, NPPA said in a notification on its website April 1, 2016 12:32 IST
Global Coalition Against TB organises MP roundtable meet Political leaders pledge to work at the national, state and district level and strategies to ensure that the country achieves… March 9, 2016 10:55 IST
TB and infertility: An unholy nexus Dr Trupti Mehta, Senior Infertility Consultant, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai highlights that genital TB can cause infertility and… March 8, 2016 19:01 IST
Management of tuberculosis: 10 common pitfalls to avoid Dr Srinath Satyanarayana and Dr Madhukar Pai, TB researchers at McGill International TB Center, McGill University, Montreal, Canada share valuable… March 8, 2016 17:26 IST
