PUNE: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) in partnership with the Union ministry of Health and Family Welfare brought together leaders and experts from the government,
The liver is a vital organ that processes nutrients, filters blood and fights infections. ‘Hepatitis’ means inflammation of the liver. When the liver is inflamed, in due course it ends up in scarring
The Department of Health has released new data on reduction in TB mortality cases from drug resistant Tuberculosis (DR - TB) in South Africa through use of the latest medicine, called Bedaquiline. South
A new website and a Facebook page were launched on Tuesday in a bid to assist former mineworkers and their dependents who may be entitled to compensation under the provisions of a Trust Fund set up to
South Africa’s Department of Health on Monday became the first in the world to announce a mass roll-out of a more tolerable drug to fight multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Injectables currently
A lack of symptoms makes the diagnosis and treatment of this viral disease difficult. Improved awareness is the only recourse. Hepatitis C kills more people every year than malaria and tuberculosis,
India accounts for the largest number of TB cases in the world and 60 per cent of the global burden of leprosy. At 27.9 lakh, India’s TB incidence in 2016 was down marginally from the previous year’s 28.4
In areas under the Pune Municipal Corporation, officials have registered a total of 1,105 new TB patients from January to April this year. Of these, 1,010 were tested for HIV and 43 were found to be positive
Project Last Mile (PLM) is a unique example of how public, private, civil society and academic partners can come together to help governments create and accelerate positive impact on global health.
The minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewale has said that Nigeria emerged 7th amongst the high TB burden countries globally and second in Africa, which has further underscored the need for concerted efforts
