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. …
Screening recommended for recovered persons regardless of age or smoking habit Many patients who have successfully completed treatment for tuberculosis may continue to display poor lung function and face the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study in India has indicated. Health researchers who detected a surprisingly high …
A total of 21.5 lakh TB cases were reported in 2018, an increase of 17 per cent over 18 lakh in 2017, thus showing an improvement in reporting and subsequent treatment, as per the Annual India TB Report for 2019. As per the report, the sustained efforts of the government …
A status check by the TB control unit of the PMC showed that out of 710 private hospitals/ nursing homes, 24 were reporting TB cases while six laboratories out of 406 were sending the information. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) health department has floated a proposal to set up an …
An Expert Explains: In biggest bout, knockout This time, BIMSTEC leaders are invited to Modi’s swearing-in Community pharmacists can help in detecting undiagnosed cases of tuberculosis (TB), as they are the first point of contact for many sick patients, a new study in Patna has found. The study found that …
Account for 22 per cent of total deaths in two years Tuberculosis, HIV and Hepatitis-C are the biggest killer in jails in the state. The fact came to the fore in a recent study. As per a study on custodial deaths conducted by Amritsar Medical College’s Department of Forensic Medicine …
25 times increase was seen in TB diagnosis when pharmacies referred symptomatic TB patients for X-ray followed by doctor consultation By slightly changing the way private pharmacies help people with symptomatic TB to get diagnosed early and start treatment, McGill University researchers have been able to achieve 62 times higher …
If no action is taken, drug-resistant diseases could cause 10 million deaths each year by 2050 and damage to the economy as catastrophic as during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis warns this report by the UN Ad hoc Interagency Coordinating Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. By 2030, antimicrobial resistance could force …
Metropolitan cities such as Mumbai have the maximum share of drug-resistant TB cases, according to the Central TB Division’s India TB Report 2018. TB is today the world’s foremost infectious disease killer, with the WHO recognising it as a “global health crises”. As per the Global TB report 2017, the …
BMC’s health workers visited households across 24 wards The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s public health department which conducted a house-to-house active case finding (ACF) campaign for tuberculosis (TB) control thrice in 2018, has found only 77 new cases tested positive in the city. The group of BMC's health worker visited …
The State TB Cell officials are mulling signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the postal department to transport sputum samples from Primary Health Centres to Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (CBNAAT) laboratories in district headquarters. The move aims to reduce the time taken to test samples for Multi-Drug …
Mumbai: In good news for tuberculosis patients, drug major Johnson & Johnson is providing India with a fresh grant of 10,000 courses of the life-saving drug bedaquiline, free of cost this year. The development, ending months of speculation on the availability of the drug, is significant as it is expected …
There is a need to focus on 100% adherence particularly in antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV treatment said an expert at a panel discussion on adherence to treatment protocols on Wednesday. Dr Rajesh Gopal, additional project director, Gujarat State Aids Control Society (GSACS) said that adherence is the single most …
KOCHI: A preliminary study undertaken by state health authorities found that almost 7% of the total population in Ernakulam is highly likely to develop TB. Though almost 30% of India’s population has latent TB, only 5% can develop TB. State government is conducting TB vulnerability mapping to move towards its …
In 2015, 61 people died of tuberculosis at PGI, but the next year this number jumped to 74 and at 119, it breached the three figure mark in 2017, the highest ever at PGI. There has been a slight drop in the number of patients dying of tuberculosis at Post …
Three Kenyans have been feted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as among the best 30 health innovators in Africa after their apps emerged top in a global challenge. Prof Eunice Kamaara of Moi University, Dr Friday Njogu and Mr Geoffrey Omondi, a bio-statistician with Plan International, showcased their winning …
Pune: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday proffered support to the Union government in its plan to end tuberculosis (TB) by reaching out to every private doctor and TB patient in Maharashtra. Notifying every TB case to the government is an important tool to achieve universal coverage. “We are …
A total of 4,023 new cases of tuberculosis were recorded across Kaduna State in 2018, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Paul Dogo, has said Dogo however said at a news conference on Tuesday in Kaduna to mark the World Tuberculosis Day 87 per cent of the new cases were …
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi on Tuesday said that they have developed an Artificial Intelligence-based electronic hardware system to detect malaria, tuberculosis, intestinal parasite, and cervical cancer in milliseconds. The researchers said that their system can be used for healthcare access in resource-constrained areas with limited access to …
No fewer than 23 cases of drug resistance Tuberculosis (TB) has been recorded in Adamawa from January to date. The state Programme Manager for TB and Leprosy Control, Dr Boniface Gundiri, disclosed this known on Monday in Yola at a ceremony to commemorate World TB Day. Gundiri said 60 drug …
Meerut: As the nation observed World Tuberculosis Day on Sunday, data collated by the district tuberculosis department, which was made public on Monday, showed that the number of TB cases increased by 3,457 cases in Meerut from 2017 to 2018. Meanwhile, an increase of 2,386 cases was also reported in …
