Tuberculosis Programme

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a statement refuting recent media reports that suggest a shortage of anti-Tuberculosis (TB) drugs in India and question the efficacy of these drugs under the National TB Elimination Programme

India notified the highest number of 24.04 lakh tuberculosis cases last year as against an estimated 26.9 lakh cases by WHO, indicating that around three lakh patients missed out from the national TB programme, according to an annual report on the disease released on Wednesday.

Aadhaar has been made mandatory for tuberculosis patients who need cash assistance from the government and healthcare providers who receive benefits under the scheme. Those who do not have the unique biometric identity yet, have been given time till August 31 to acquire it, the health ministry has said. The number will be linked to Nikshay, the gov...

Last year, the World Health Organisation estimated that there were 28 lakh new cases of tuberculosis in India. To combat the disease, the expansion of TB care services, newer tools and strategies will be key to achieving success of reaching every one. The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme is making landmark changes in the strategy of ...

By Shreya Shah Mehsana, Gujarat: “Is Khema Bhai there?” BD Sagar shouted out in Gujarati to a small group of people sitting under a tree on a dusty knoll, in the outskirts of Mehsana city, in north-western Gujarat. Sturdily built Sagar, a senior treatment supervisor in India’s national tuberculosis (TB) programme, was searching for a TB patie...

India and the US today said that discussions are at present underway to initiate programmes for development of vaccines for dengue and tuberculosis through a public-private partnership mode.

New Delhi: Over 20 lakh people develop Tuberculosis (TB) in a year in India. While the national TB control programme is trying to reach the affected, its biggest challenge lies in tackling 15 per cent drop out from government’s treatment programme. According to analysts, for India to be TB free, the government programme will have to reach out to ...

India's programme to fight tuberculosis is in disarray due to a shortage of funds and the government has failed to meet annual targets to control spread of the nation's most fatal infectious illness, a leaked assessment report said.

With more than 1,300 persons succumbing to cancer every day, it has become one of the major causes of death occurring in the country due to communicable and life-style ailments, followed by tuberculosis.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a statement refuting recent media reports that suggest a shortage of anti-Tuberculosis (TB) drugs in India and question the efficacy of these drugs under the National TB Elimination Programme

India notified the highest number of 24.04 lakh tuberculosis cases last year as against an estimated 26.9 lakh cases by WHO, indicating that around three lakh patients missed out from the national TB programme, according to an annual report on the disease released on Wednesday.

Aadhaar has been made mandatory for tuberculosis patients who need cash assistance from the government and healthcare providers who receive benefits under the scheme. Those who do not have the unique biometric identity yet, have been given time till August 31 to acquire it, the health ministry has said. The number will be linked to Nikshay, the gov...

Last year, the World Health Organisation estimated that there were 28 lakh new cases of tuberculosis in India. To combat the disease, the expansion of TB care services, newer tools and strategies will be key to achieving success of reaching every one. The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme is making landmark changes in the strategy of ...

By Shreya Shah Mehsana, Gujarat: “Is Khema Bhai there?” BD Sagar shouted out in Gujarati to a small group of people sitting under a tree on a dusty knoll, in the outskirts of Mehsana city, in north-western Gujarat. Sturdily built Sagar, a senior treatment supervisor in India’s national tuberculosis (TB) programme, was searching for a TB patie...

India and the US today said that discussions are at present underway to initiate programmes for development of vaccines for dengue and tuberculosis through a public-private partnership mode.

New Delhi: Over 20 lakh people develop Tuberculosis (TB) in a year in India. While the national TB control programme is trying to reach the affected, its biggest challenge lies in tackling 15 per cent drop out from government’s treatment programme. According to analysts, for India to be TB free, the government programme will have to reach out to ...

India's programme to fight tuberculosis is in disarray due to a shortage of funds and the government has failed to meet annual targets to control spread of the nation's most fatal infectious illness, a leaked assessment report said.

With more than 1,300 persons succumbing to cancer every day, it has become one of the major causes of death occurring in the country due to communicable and life-style ailments, followed by tuberculosis.