Page 9 - Tuberculosis

Scientists to soon develop an effective tuberculosis vaccine

Tuberculosis (TB) kills more people than any other infection

Over 114 nations pledge to eradicate tuberculosis by 2030, says WHO

Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 53 million lives since 2000

Japan's Otsuka aims to apply for TB drug approval in India

India accounts for about a quarter of the world's TB cases

Govt to expand access to Johnson & Johnson's TB drug this year

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's top tuberculosis fighter said the government will expand access to Johnson & Johnson's breakthrough TB drug this year, but health experts warn much more needs to be done to eliminate the superbug by 2025.

Why India should use private pharmacies in its war on Tuberculosis

Around 30% of cases referred by pharmacists in turned out to be sputum-positive for TB: IPA

Why India should use private pharmacies in its war on Tuberculosis

Nearly 2.2 million - or around 50% - TB patients in India seek treatment in the private sector

Tuberculosis elimination plan: Doctors, patients to get monetary benefits

TB is India's 'severest' health crisis and kills an estimated 1,400 people a day

Want to end TB? Diagnose and treat all forms of the disease

TB today are both preventable and treatable

Centre to soon finalise strategy to end tuberculosis in India by 2025

India has the highest number of TB cases in the world

Govt to finalise strategic plan for tuberculosis eradication in a month

Funds allocated for the National Health Mission will be used for implementing this strategy

TB elimination by 2025: Jaitley's target needs 95% drop in new cases

By comparison, India reduced TB cases by 22% between 2005 and 2015

TB control plan targets 79% fewer cases by 2025, seeks 4 times more money

It is seeking four times more funding to achieve the target

ITRDC plans to raise Rs 500 cr to develop drug combination for tuberculosis

According to WHO's Global Tuberculosis Report 2016, India has the highest burden of TB in the world

Data shows success of TB treatment in India is lower than government figures

Only 73% of one kind of TB cases registered for treatment were successfully treated, than the government-reported 84% success rate

WHO's Global TB Report: Here's why India should be worried

In 2015, the country reported 50% more cases of tuberculosis than a year earlier

Each district in country to have TB diagnostic centre soon: Nadda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged people to defeat diabetes and eradicate TB in Mann Ki Baat

Blood test to predict your risk of developing TB

One-third of the world's population is thought to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.