Union Health Ministry recommends Tuberculosis screening for all COVID-19 positive patients

Jul 17, 2021

New Delhi [India], July 17 : The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday recommended Tuberculosis (TB) screening for all COVID-19 positive patients...

Experts in Meghalaya using Made in India Sputum collection machines for TB detection

Mar 22, 2025

The 100 Days TB Elimination campaign launched on December 7, 2024 nationwide and in Meghalaya has accelerated TB detection, treatment and awareness.

Health Ministry approves introduction of new shorter, more efficacious treatment regimen for drug-resistant TB in India

Sep 06, 2024

The BPaLM regimen is a novel treatment for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) under its National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) as a highly effective and shorter...

Experts in Meghalaya using Made in India Sputum collection machines for TB detection

Mar 22, 2025

The 100 Days TB Elimination campaign launched on December 7, last year nationwide and in Meghalaya has accelerated TB detection, treatment and awareness.

Health Ministry advises COVID screening for all TB patients and vice versa

Aug 27, 2020

New Delhi [India], Aug 27 : Covid screening for all diagnosed Tuberculosis (TB) patients and TB screening for all COVID-19 positive patients should be...

COVID-19 pandemic has reversed progress made in fight to end TB: WHO

Mar 24, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], March 24 : Commemorating the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has...