Tag: Tuberculosis
Adopt Tailored Solutions To Eliminate TB By 2030: WHO
Male/New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has told the South East Asian countries to integrate their national plans and mobilise and utilise resources...
India Has Most Number Of TB Deaths Among Children, Shows Study
London: India has the most number of child deaths due to tuberculosis, according to a Lancet study which found that over 55,000 children died...
1 Indian Dies Of Tuberculosis Every Minute, No One Is Immune,...
New Delhi: About 8,000 patients pass through Dr Zarir F Udwadia's busy clinic every year. The patients who are usually referred to him by...
In Mumbai, TB Deaths Spark Data Dispute
By Swagata Yadavar and Brenda Marbaniang/ IndiaSpend.org
Mumbai: India's richest municipal corporation has denied nonprofit Praja Foundation's assessment -- made from the corporation's own data...
Novel Mechanism May Help Cure Tuberculosis
New York: Researchers have discovered a key mechanism in the tuberculosis bacteria, which may lead to a novel drug target for potentially treating the...
‘No One Will Marry You’: TB Survivors Open Up About Stigmas...
New Delhi: Rhea Lobo was only 19 years old when she complained of excruciating pain in her left leg. She rushed to the doctor...
90 Days, 4 Doctors, 2 Cities To Detect Tuberculosis In 13-Year-Old
By Shreya Shah/ IndiaSpend.org
It took 90 days, and four doctors across two cities to diagnose that Bhuveka Thareja, 13, suffered from tuberculosis (TB).
It all...
Drug-resistant TB: A Battle India Will Lose At Great Cost
Priya was just 13 when she was detected with Tuberculosis five years ago. Years of inappropriate treatment left her totally resistant to all TB...
More Than 1 Million TB Patients Lack Adequate Nutrition, Shows Study
By Charu Bahri/ IndiaSpend.org
Mt Abu/Abu Road: One look at Puni Garasia, 14, was all it took Ashok Dave, a doctor operating a charitable mobile...
When Celebrities, Ministers Came Together To ‘Bowl Out TB’
Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh: At the picturesque Dharamshala Cricket Stadium in Himachal Pradesh, a T20 cricket match was held between Mumbai XI and the members...