This document presents the findings of a modelling study that examined in detail the costs and benefits of tuberculosis (TB) screening plus TB preventive treatment (TPT) in four countries – Brazil, Georgia, Kenya and South Africa – which may serve as examples for other settings with a similar epidemiological context. …
The government has launched its first ever tuberculosis survey, as statistics show that 90,000 cases of were recorded in the country last year alone. Of this, 4,500 cases were recorded in Mombasa, according to Dr Jane Ong'ang'o, the TB Survey Coordinator at the Ministry of Health. The coast region has …
The cost related to dealing with air pollution-related diseases is only set to go up, especially for the city’s poor, say scientists. King Edward Memorial Hospital’s Dr Amita Athavale, professor and head, Department of Chest Medicine and Environment Pollution Research Centre (EPRC), says she treated one patient for interstitial lung …
Women in Kenya are enjoying a higher life expectancy than men, living to an average of 67.5 years compared to 63 for men. On the whole, life expectancy has been increasing over the last two decades but has been strained by HIV/Aids and respiratory and diarrhoeal infections. A health research …
Doctors in Togo, West Africa have seen a 10% drop in tuberculosis death rates after redesigning diagnosis and treatment services in one of the country's health districts. The full results are published in BMJ Quality Improvement Reports today - an open access forum to help clinicians share improvement ideas. Tuberculosis …
The High Court in Johannesburg will hear an application by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Sonke Gender Justice on Monday for them to intervene as amici curiae (friends of the court) in a possible class action suit against South African gold mines. The potential class action involves thousands of …
Hundreds of residents in Ndola's Ndeke and Itawa townships say that they are living in danger with the emissions of lime coming from Ndola Lime Company. According to a number of residents interviewed, many are gravely concerned about why the relevant authorities have not yet taken any action in attending …
`Heart, Lung Ailments Claim 5.8m LivesYr' With increasing prevalence of lifestyle diseases in India, one out of four Indians is at risk of dying from non-communicable diseases like diabetes, cardio-vascular ailments or cancer before the age of 70, according to estimates of various global and domestic organizations. The findings are …
MUMBAI: Tuberculosis, hypertension and diabetes have emerged among the top killers of 2014-15, showing how maximum city is at the receiving end of both infectious and lifestyle diseases. Additionally, the 'State of Health of Mumbai' report released by NGO Praja Foundation on Tuesday, showed that a significant number of people …
In a bid to ensure that tuberculosis cases in the country do not escape detection, a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based mapping and tagging of TB patients, which will provide a real time and a dynamic way to represent disease information on maps, is on the anvil. The move gains significance, …
At least 60,000 Kenyans will be tested using a new technology in the first-ever post-independence tuberculosis survey, the Health ministry has said. Launching the survey at Kemsa on Friday, head of disease prevention and control Joseph Sitienei said they will rely on the portable digital ray systems from Delft Imaging …
The United Nations commended the world’s progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in a Monday report, saying that dire poverty across the world had dropped sharply. The findings were part of the global body’s final report marking the end of the goals, which specified targets for development in health, …
According to Central Pollution Control Board trends, air quality in Vijayawada is worse than in Vizag and Hyderabad According to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the deaths due to lung diseases in India were on the rise accounting for 11 per cent of the total deaths. As …
Uganda and the Global Fund today signaled a new phase of partnership by signing five new grants for US$226 million to fight HIV and tuberculosis as well as to build resilient and sustainable systems for health in the country. Funding for grants supported by the Global Fund partnership come from …
Of all the ills that kill the poor, none is as lethal as the bad govt: Experts Life came to a standstill when Marzia Dalal, a city-based corporate legal consultant and mother of two children, was diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB) in her late 30s. She needed a stronger regimen to …
A recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Health has found that Tuberculosis (TB) is fast spreading among prison inmates and estate workers. Lack of sunlight and proper ventilation in houses on plantations and overcrowded prison cells have been identified as the main causes of the rapid spread of the …
India's progress in health outcomes during the past two decades has been slower in comparison to other developing countries with comparable incomes, a latest working paper prepared by Niti Aayog said, highlighting crucial gaps in India's healthcare system. The paper, titled `Health Systems in India: Bridging the Gap Between Current …
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has availed $4,9 million to fund the country's strategy for treating and controlling tuberculosis. Speaking at an event to commemorate World TB day in Mhangura recently, the Union's country director, Dr Christopher Zishiri said his organisation had spent a total …
Some 400 million people worldwide lack access to essential health services, and the cost of healthcare is forcing many into poverty, the World Bank and World Health Organization reported Friday. A new report by the bank and WHO on tracking universal health care (UHC) coverage said more people than ever …
ALIGARH: For villagers of Chhota Jawan, adjacent to the Harduaganj Thermal Power Plant, Qasimpur, about 18 km from Aligarh city, there is no escaping the ashes. They wait for a time when they can, like the mythical Phoenix, "rise from the ashes". So heavy is the air in this village …
When Oupa Sonopi started working in the mine at the age of 25, he was never informed of the high risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB). It was only in 2010 when he was 30 years old, lying in a hospital bed, that the reality hit home. He spent one month …
