TB & Infectious diseases
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...
Treatment Is Free, Yet 1 In 4 Indian TB Patients Must Sell Assets Or Borrow Money
New Delhi: One in four tuberculosis (TB) patients had to sell assets or borrow money--that is, resort to ‘hardship...
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...
Do More Detected Cases Mean Leprosy Is Making A Comeback In India? Experts, Government Differ
New Delhi: Leprosy is back in India. Health officials and activists celebrated 13 years ago when India announced that...
