India accounts for 30% of the global TB burden and 62% of multidrug-resistant cases. Despite a 17.7% reduction in incidence ...

Biosafety risks are of concern for some of these tests. Based on a large body of ... for the rapid screening of patients at risk of MDR-TB. This was extended to 27 countries in May 2009 by UNITAID.

The BPaLM regimen promises a breakthrough in MDR-TB treatment with a shorter, all-oral approach. However, high costs, limited ...

"These districts have surpassed 100 per cent screening coverage among vulnerable populations," said Dr A Rajesham, Joint ...

Mumbai: Although the Centre's aim to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by the end of 2025 seems unlikely, the BMC, on the eve of ...

NHM sent SMS alerts to mobile subscribers on Friday, urging them to avail free testing at government health centres. The ...

Their findings revealed that while MDR-TB incidence showed different trends over time, the overall estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) was 4.15% (95% uncertainty interval [UI]: 1.10–12.19% ...

Underlining the new innovations rolled out under the programme, Patel stated that ICMR has validated three indigenous ...