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...

UP: 8671 TB patients notified in private hospitals during Yogi govt's special week-long drive

Dec 24, 2023

In a special campaign conducted in Uttar Pradesh from December 7 to 14 to ensure notification of patients undergoing treatment for tuberculosis (TB) in...

JP Nadda to launch 100-day TB Elimination campaign in Haryana's Panchkula today

Dec 07, 2024

According to an official release, this campaign aims to accelerate the fight against TB by improving case detection, reducing diagnostic delays, and enhancing treatment...

The Global TB Report 2024 by WHO acknowledged India's progress in tackling Tuberculosis

Oct 31, 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) released its Global TB Report 2024 on October 29, 2024. The report has acknowledged the tremendous progress India has...

Arunachal Pradesh Governor B D Mishra two TB patients; will bear their treatment expenses

Sep 13, 2022

Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], September 13 : Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brigadier (retd.) BD Mishra has adopted two tuberculosis (TB) patients of the state and...

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...