Wellcome and the Gates Foundation to Fund Late-Stage Development of a Tuberculosis Vaccine Candidate That Could Be the First in 100 Years If Proven Effective

Jun 29, 2023

London [UK]/ Seattle (Washington) [US], June 29: Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced funding to advance a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine...

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...

India may get effective vaccine against tuberculosis in 2024, says ICMR-NARI scientist

Mar 31, 2022

New Delhi [India], March 31 : India may get an effective vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) in 2024 that will reduce the burden of its...

Harsh Varshan seeks cooperation of global community in development of TB vaccine

Jun 16, 2021

New Delhi [India], June 17 : Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan sought cooperation from the global community in the...

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....