Meerut: As the nation observed World Tuberculosis Day on Sunday, data collated by the district tuberculosis department, which was made public on Monday, showed that the number of TB cases increased

No fewer than 23 cases of drug resistance Tuberculosis (TB) has been recorded in Adamawa from January to date.

Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan Sunday stressed on the partnerships with all stakeholders including doctors, paramedics, frontline health workers and community partners for achieving the goal o

Efforts are on to maximise notification of private cases, say officials

THANE: Thane city falls under the top 10 cities in the state that provides tuberculosis (TB) care according to a quarterly report of the government’s Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (

At least 18 Nigerians die from Tuberculosis (TB) every hour, a TB expert, Lovett Lawson, has said.

Meerut: Meerut is set to receive seven new laboratories in primary health centres (PHC) to test tuberculosis (TB) cases. This comes in addition to the already existing 39 TB labs.

According to World Health Organisation (WHO) TB is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause from a single infectious agent, ranking above HIV/AIDS.

MUMBAI: In what can bring hope for drug-resistant TB patients, a study conducted by IIT-Bombay has shown that an anti-TB drug - rifampicin - used in combination with other drugs, can significantly

Kochi: Aimed at eliminating TB from the state by 2020, government has once again joined hands with private hospitals to treat and manage latent TB.