TB and respiratory disorders have increased in Bellary: CAG report

Country's chief auditor calls for a comprehensive study on impact of mining on people, livelihood before grant of leases

Devil is in the details

A WTO meeting of ministers is hailed as a success

An uphill task

Sustainability still a long way off, says Worldwatch

Antibiotic resistance a big threat to TB treatment in India

TB programme grappling with lack of funds; weak enforcement of standards another problem

Bedaquiline to be used in TB treatment, but with caution

Final phase trials of drug pending; World Health Organization issues guidelines on interim use

Scientists decode genes of the house fly

Understanding the fly genome could help us improve human health and the environment

India tops nations burdened by TB

Absence of new drugs and vaccines, funds shortage affecting treatment and control

Can game theory help detect drug-resistant bacteria?

Washington State University researchers developed a software tool, with a graphic user interface, that can identify most relevant features …

Over 283 mln Africans with comorbidities at higher COVID-19 risk: Lancet

Population in African countries with high HIV / AIDS prevalence are at increased risk of COVID-19, says report

Government bans blood test for TB

Move comes a year after WHO said the test leads to misdiagnosis

Structure of key TB protein unraveled

Scientists unravel the structure of key TB protein

World Health Statistics 2015: some achievements, many concerns

Down To Earth highlights the world’s performance on health-related development goals, where our successes lie and where efforts are still a …

Developing countries outshine G7 nations in health aid

Study shows aid by BRICS 10 times higher than by developed countries

Battle against TB

Latest WHO report highlights the advances made by countries in controlling the spread of tuberculosis and recommends ways to achieve eradication 

Get your own vaccine

Down To Earth filed an RTI application to find out the reason of vaccine shortage in India. The response revealed how a plan to promote private …

Health ministry merges TB programme with rural health mission

TB control supervision will suffer, say officials manning the programme

The Gates accounts

Curative resolve

A dose of political will, backed by communication skills, can help combat infectious diseases

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Beijing's Green Olympics

A black countdown in West Bengal, India

Ethics before profits: What it will take to have global access to COVID-19 vaccine

Experts worry that any COVID-19 vaccine is likely to have a high price tag and, as a result, be unequally distributed 

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Should we worry about the long-term impact of the novel coronavirus?

Pathogens differ in their ability to affect multiple organs but they all invariably cause long-term effects

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