Washington: In a major breakthrough that may pave the way for an effective treatment for tuberculosis, scientists claim to have found a

Tuberculosis (TB) will be eradicated from Sri Lanka by 2025, twenty five years ahead of the target set by the WHO which is 2050.

The WHO said India alone contributes 20% of the Tuberculosis disease burden across the globe.

Australian scientists on Wednesday claimed to have discovered a protein and were developing a drug that could cure tuberculosis which claims about 1,000 lives daily in India alone. Researchers at Sydney

A rally was taken out under the joint aegis of Arham Education and Public Welfare Society and in association with District Tuberculosis Centre on Wednesday from Indira Gandhi Gas Rahat Hospital and reached at District Tuberculosis Centre via Bharat Talkies.

The United States Government, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is partnering with the Ministry of Health Epidemiology Unit to enhance Sri Lanka's ability to monitor and track seasonal influenza, and prepare for, detect and respond to an influenza pandemic if it should occur.

Under the program, CDC will provide over Rs 34 million ($300,000) a year for up to four year

CHANDIGARH: Haryana is all set to become a tuberculosis-free State thanks to initiatives taken to combat and eradicate the disease, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here on Tuesday.

Almost half of the estimated 4,40,000 cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in 2008 were reported from India and China, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report has revealed.

The donors should raise their contribution four-fold to scale up control of AIDS, TB and malaria, and boost primary health systems

In an effort to make tuberculosis (TB) treatment easily available, about 150 retail chemist outlets in the north east region of the city have decided to provide DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, Short course) medicines for free.