Deepti Chavan

New Delhi: Rhea Lobo was only 19 years old when she complained of excruciating pain in her left leg. She rushed to the doctor who told her it can either be cancer, TB or a bacterial infection. “A biopsy report from a private clinic came negative and I was given regular antibiotics,” said Ms Lobo, who is now 28. After a month and a half, she was...

Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh: At the picturesque Dharamshala Cricket Stadium in Himachal Pradesh, a T20 cricket match was held between Mumbai XI and the members of Parliament (MPs 11) this weekend. The match was held as part of a national campaign to increase commitment towards ending tuberculosis in India. Members of Parliament, artists from the ...

Today, people tell me I am a survivor. Well it wasn't without challenges and doubts. I took treatment for MDR TB for six years in which I had to take about 400 injections and I had to undergo two major surgeries to get my affected lung removed.

New Delhi: Rhea Lobo was only 19 years old when she complained of excruciating pain in her left leg. She rushed to the doctor who told her it can either be cancer, TB or a bacterial infection. “A biopsy report from a private clinic came negative and I was given regular antibiotics,” said Ms Lobo, who is now 28. After a month and a half, she was...

Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh: At the picturesque Dharamshala Cricket Stadium in Himachal Pradesh, a T20 cricket match was held between Mumbai XI and the members of Parliament (MPs 11) this weekend. The match was held as part of a national campaign to increase commitment towards ending tuberculosis in India. Members of Parliament, artists from the ...

Today, people tell me I am a survivor. Well it wasn't without challenges and doubts. I took treatment for MDR TB for six years in which I had to take about 400 injections and I had to undergo two major surgeries to get my affected lung removed.