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New Delhi: On Thursday, May 25th, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that India has considerably reduced TB incidence. “India…

As per the latest fact sheet of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tuberculosis (TB), a communicable disease of the lung caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium…

Drug resistant tuberculosis is a serious threat to society. This category contains all types of tuberculosis infection resistant to any…

India has become the first country in the world to develop a mathematical model Nikshay to detect TB cases. The…

World TB day…….. World TB Day marks the day when the organism causing TB was discovered by the scientist Robert…

World Tuberculosis Day 2024 has the theme of ‘Yes! We can end TB!’ which aims to inspire hope and promote…

Tuberculosis is a potentially serious infectious disease commonly affecting lungs. Mostly adults develop this disease— in 2021, 56.5% were men, adult women comprises 32.5% and remaining 11% were children.