Mumbai, the financial capital of India, has the dubious distinction of being home to the highest number of TB patients in the world. The city has a prevalence of over 50,000 tuberculosis cases.
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Indian street-food seller Kumar Pal first began treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis two years ago, he quickly spiralled into depression and
Tuberculosis (TB) patients, who smoke, have much higher mortality rate compared to non-smokers. However, on quitting, their risk reduces substantially.
Over the next 35 years, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis will kill 75 million people and could cost the global economy a cumulative $16.7 trillion (£15 trillion) - the equivalent of the European Un
A global phase 3 clinical trial named STAND (Shortening Treatment by Advancing Novel Drugs) in patients who are currently considered to have either drug-sensitive or multidrug-resistant TB has been
As many as 1,000 people a day in Europe contract tuberculosis, and slow progress against the disease coupled with rising drug resistance mean the region is unlikely to defeat it until next century,
A medical study conducted in Mumbai and its satellite towns of Navi Mumbai and Thane showed that youngsters formed the bulk of patients suffering from multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB).