Global tuberculosis report 2023
The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2023 provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional
Tuberculosis (TB)
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Labourers at high risk of TB
Three years have passed since Deepak Nepali (Darji), 35, of Dhulabari, Mechinagar 1, was diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB). A carpenter by profession, Deepak took the medications prescribed by doctors
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TB rates in children 'much higher than WHO estimates'
More than 650,000 children worldwide develop tuberculosis each year, research in the journal Lancet Global Health suggests. The figure stands almost 25% higher than current predictions made by the World
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WHO urges nations to step up the fight against TB
The World Health Organisation on July 03 urged over 30 countries, including some of the world's richest, to recognise the continued danger of tuberculosis and try to wipe it out by 2050. Although TB is
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Radical plan needed to stop spread of cattle TB - study
New research suggests that the spread of TB in cattle can only be controlled if more radical measures are adopted. Culling of entire herds, more testing and cattle vaccination are needed to reverse
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3 lakh people get infected with TB every year
Nearly three lakh people are infected with tuberculosis and around 66,000 of them die every year in the country, speakers at an orientation said. They said the community people and social workers have
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Private doctors report 1,305 TB cases over 2 years
PUNE: Improved reporting of tuberculosis (TB) cases by private doctors in the city is helping the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) understand the burden of disease, which will eventually help strengthen
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Economic burden of tobacco related diseases in India: executive summary
<p>This report on Economic Burden of Tobacco Related Diseases in India” released by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare estimates direct and indirect costs from all diseases caused due to tobacco use and four specific diseases - respiratory diseases, tuberculosis, cardiovascular diseases and cancers. See this package for related documents, studies and find more.</p>
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0.42m Pakistanis develop tuberculosis each year
Islamabad—Around 420,000 people develop active tuberculosis each year in the country with 65 percent case detection rate. According to available data, remaining 35 percent of tuberculosis patients which
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Study: Most workers at chest hospitals have latent TB
The study was conducted by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDRB) A study has found that more than 50% of the health workers in different chest disease hospitals
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Bangladesh State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, March, 2014
<p>With release of genetically modified Bt brinjal for commercial cultivation Bangladesh is first country in the South Asia to cultivate any genetically modified food crop. Read more in this March 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bangladesh.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>