India has made substantial progress in healthcare; however, prioritize the management of emerging infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases () it’s imperative. Speaking to IANS, Dr Ishwar Gilada, General Secretary of the Indian People’s Health Organization, said the country’s health sector has made “good progress”, especially in maternal and child health and tuberculosis. ‘The average life … Read more
India witnessed a 16% decline in tuberculosis incidence, surpassing the global average of 8.7%, stated Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya. The Stop TB Partnership is hosted by UNOPS and is a collective force transforming the fight against TB. This comes as India is committed towards ending TB by 2025, five years ahead of the … Read more
Maputo: A programme using artificial intelligence to test inmates in a high security Mozambican jail for tuberculosis has spawned hope that the new tech can help eradicate the disease. Teeming prisons are a hotbed of TB, the world’s second deadliest communicable disease after COVID, according to the World Health Organisation. Mozambique, a country of 32 … Read more
Several government agencies and other partners united to organized this camp, where same day test and treat for a range of health conditions became a reality for almost a thousand people, along with health awareness, counselling, and continuum of care. This is the first of its kind health camp in Meghalaya where quick and state-of-the-art … Read more
“HIV and malaria are generally under control. Some troublesome malaria in the border areas particularly, but compared with other countries, we don’t have the scale of problem with malaria here.”However, progress still needs to be made to eliminate these, particularly malaria and HIV. The targets for TB, it looks relatively on track. I mean, 2025 … Read more
अभी भी टीबी बीमारी के प्रति लोगों में जागरुकता की कमी है. इस बार वर्ल्ड टीबी डे की थीम ‘इनवेस्ट टू एंड टीबी, सेव लाइव्स’ (Invest to End TB. Save Lives) रखा गया है. इसका मतलब है कि हमें टीबी को खत्म करना है और जिंदगी को बचाना है. आज ही के दिन 1982 में … Read more
Chandigarh: Looking to reduce the burden of tuberculosis (TUBERCULOSIS), Punjab everything is ready to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for timely diagnosis and disease treatment in government Medical centers. The health department will leverage technology to analyze chest x-ray images and generate reports, assisting physicians in early diagnosis and initiating treatment. With the central government … Read more
People with TB disease are more likely to spread it to people they spend time with every day. This includes family, friends, and co-workers. When the TB bacteria can live in the body without making you sick, it is called a latent TB infection. Previous studies have indicated that a higher prevalence of LTBI could … Read more