International Tuberculosis Day: An old foe is back, says The Phantom Plague
‘Phantom Plague’ traces the history of tuberculosis from its origins to its global subsidence and the recent rise, especially in …
WHO roadmap to end TB in children focuses for 1st time on pregnant, post-partum women affected by disease
Maternal, pregnancy, birth & infant outcomes should be included in dedicated safety studies for all new TB drugs & vaccines: WHO
Investing in ending TB: WHO study shows potential benefit of $39 for every dollar spent in screening, prevention
Released modelling study for Brazil, Georgia, Kenya and South Africa ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on March 24
COVID-19 reverses decades of progress in TB elimination, India worst-hit: WHO
Detection of cases, diagnostics, treatment go for complete toss; deaths increase for first time
WHO announces council to speed up TB vaccine development
Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus announces plan to save millions of lives at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Run-up to World TB Day: Shorter, cheaper treatment regimen can help eradicate tuberculosis
India accounts for more than 28% of the global burden of TB and more than 26% of total multi-drug resistant TB cases
TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa — what went wrong
COVID-19 pandemic, associated lockdowns have set back TB control programmes worldwide
Like COVID, TB is a pandemic and must be treated as an emergency
If we do not behave like TB is a global health emergency, we will continue to experience unacceptable suffering from a disease that has killed …
India, Indonesia and the Philippines account for over 60% drop in tuberculosis reporting in 2020 and 2021
WHO report finds TB still world’s second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent
108th Indian Science Congress: Research needed to ensure carbon capture tech is efficient, experts say
Directly Observed Short Course Therapy, vaccination can make India TB-free
TB battle took a backseat during COVID-19 pandemic; Cases, drug resistance go up, finds WHO
Global spending on essential tuberculosis services decreased from $6 billion in 2019 to $5.4 billion in 2021.
World Tuberculosis Day: At 316 per lakh, India’s TB prevalence higher than WHO estimations
Gujarat has the lowest burden of all forms of TB, while Kerala is the lowest in pulmonary TB, according to the National TB Prevalence Survey 2019-2021
India reports sharp decline in tuberculosis registration after COVID-19 lockdown
Extra 0.2-0.4 million global TB deaths could push world eight years back, says WHO report