Research institute plans to study whether BCG vaccine booster dose can reduce TB burden

Jul 04, 2022

New Delhi [India], July 5 : The country's apex tuberculosis (TB) research institute has planned a study to assess whether a booster dose...

Tuberculosis cases surged for the first time in many years: WHO

Oct 28, 2022

The burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) also increased by 3 per cent between 2020 and 2021, with 450 000 new cases of rifampicin-resistant TB...

Ratan P. Watal appointed to the Board of TB Alliance

Mar 11, 2023

New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI/GPRC): TB Alliance, a New York-based global not-for-profit organization, has appointed Ratan P. Watal to its Board of Directors....

Six underprivileged children suffering from TB adopted under Nikshay Poshan Yojana in Lucknow

Sep 28, 2020

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 28 : A total of six underprivileged children suffering from tuberculosis were adopted at a programme organised by Sanjay...

Retired officers and educators to support 'TB Free Uttar Pradesh' initiative as 'Nikshay Mitra'

Jan 02, 2025

While discussing the importance of public participation in the TB eradication program, he said that so far more than 45 thousand TB patients have...

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.