The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests ...

ICMR highlighted the need for affordable and scalable innovations in active case finding among asymptomatic individuals ...

The National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) was able to notify 25.5 lakh and 26.07 lakh tuberculosis cases in 2023 and 2024 respectively — the highest ever — and is steadily progressing towards the ...

In 2023, after a brief hiatus, tuberculosis regained from COVID its status as the world’s deadliest infectious disease—a ...

The international community will celebrate World Tuberculosis Day on Monday, 24 March this year. The theme for 2025 is “Yes!

Union Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel highlighted India’s progress in tuberculosis elimination, with record case notifications and new technological advancements. Strategies include new ...

Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ...

The treatment of TB involves a combination of several antibiotics. These are aimed at reducing the risk of transmission, ...

Actually getting treatment is key: The World Health Organization (WHO) says that for two-thirds of TB patients who don't get ...

Highlighting India's achievements in tuberculosis control, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare revealed that while cases have increased, incidence and mortality rates have fallen ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted as the March 24 Tuberculosis (TB) Day looms over that the disease remains one of ...

The new treatment regimen, recommended for patients aged three months to 16 years with non-severe drug-susceptible TB, is known as 2HRZE/2HR. It involves a two-month initial phase using four TB drugs, ...