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The World Health Organisation (WHO) is splashing money on travel far more than it does on three crucial diseases that it continues to fight. The combined financial commitments it made to AIDS, TB and
The first global healthcare ranking report based on a quantification of personal access and quality for 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2015 has placed Nigeria at 140th position with 51 points
Geneva — Three years after Ebola crisis, Dr. Matsidisho Moeti’s Transformation Agenda yields numerous achievements by WHO in the Africa region; sets stage for new focus on adolescent health and establishment
NEW DELHI: Children diagnosed with tuberculosis are now given bitter-tasting pills four times a day, making it a loathsome exercise. These drugs will now come in orange and strawberry flavours, the director-general
Tipping point: India shoulders the highest TB burden in the world, with over 2 million cases. By 2040, 12.4% of patients in the country will have that variant, reports Lancet A month after the
SHIMLA: While the Central government is targeting to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) by 2025, Himachal Pradesh government has set the target for 2023 so that it becomes the first TB free state in the country.
Nairobi — Tuberculosis remains high in Kenya, and experts say the country lags behind in the fight against the disease. Close to 40 per cent of the country's TB cases go undetected with the disease
The deadly HIV is on the rise in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana, with the capital city alone accounting for 33 per cent of HIV AIDS cases in the state. In fact, the number of people living with
HYDERABAD: Eradication of tuberculosis, by all means, appears to be a priority for the Centre which was recently indicated in the Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley where he has set
The Union Health Minister said NHP aims at an assured and affordable healthcare for all, besides free diagnostics and emergency care services. UNION HEALTH Minister J P Nadda on Sunday hinted at restructuring