TB & Infectious diseases
In 2020, 225,000 Indians Died Of Cancer From Preventable Risk Factors
Mumbai: In 2020, more than 225,000 Indians died of cancer caused by preventable risk factors, a recent study has...
Why Some States Are Struggling With TB-COVID Dual Load
Jaipur: It has been two months since Kenchamma, 48, started on tuberculosis (TB) medication under the government...
'COVID Got Global Attention Because It Affected Rich Countries'
New Delhi: India, with 2.4 million tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2019, has the most cases (27%) in the world. With...
Tuberculosis Survivors Seek Improved Access To Diagnostics, Better Drugs, And Respect
Nandita Venkatesan, 29, a tuberculosis survivor, advocate and journalist, reading out a statement at the first ever...
More Than Half Of India’s Drug-Resistant TB Cases Remain Undetected
New Delhi: Tuberculosis (TB) cases in India declined by 1.8% from 2.74 million in 2017 to 2.69 million in 2018, but the...
How Pharmacies Can Help India’s Battle Against TB
Mumbai: Pharmacies trained in tuberculosis (TB) screening and doctor referrals can significantly improve the detection...
Fighting Drug-Resistant TB: What India Can Learn From South Africa’s Successes
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Khayelitsha (South Africa): In July 2017, 40-year-old Noludwe Mabandlela, a single mother of...
Vaishali Shah, Struck By Drug-Resistant TB, Petitioned The PM's Office For A Drug That Saved Her. Others Died Waiting For It
Mumbai, New Delhi: Wearing a face mask and weighing just 32 kg, 39-year-old Vaishali Shah appeared more a lanky teenager...
