A modelling group convened by the World Health Organization and UNAIDS has estimated that if efforts are not made to mitigate and overcome interruptions in health services and supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, a six-month disruption of antiretroviral therapy could lead to more than 500 000 extra deaths from AIDS-related …
As many as twelve deers at Chhatbir Zoo have died over the past five months, with the latest death being reported on October 10. However, no inquiry has been marked in this regard as the officials claim that each of the deaths has been due to natural causes. The average …
Even as the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the world showed a decline for the first time globally, India continued to be reporting higher number of cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said in its report. The newly-published data by the international health agency reported that for …
New Delhi: First the good news — the number of people who fell ill with tuberculosis globally dropped to 8.8 million in 2010, after peaking at nine million in 2005. However, in India, the disease still wreaked havoc. It infected over 15 lakh people in 2010 and killed over three …
Tiered pricing - the concept of selling drugs and vaccines in developing countries at prices systematically lower than in industrialized countries - has received widespread support from industry, policymakers, civil society, and academics as a way to improve access to medicines for the poor. We carried out case studies based …
The World Health Organization says the number of people with tuberculosis has been falling. A report issued on Tuesday estimated that 8.8 million people became ill last year, down from a peak of about 9 million in 2005.
This report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in implementing and financing TB prevention, care and control at global, regional and country levels using data reported by 198 countries that account for over 99% of the world’s TB cases.
A panel charged with reviewing financial systems at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria recommended a substantial overhaul Monday in the grant organization's practices. The seven-member independent panel, led by a former senior U.S. government official and Botswana's former president, said in a report the fund must …
Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB) are spreading at an alarming rate in Europe and will kill thousands unless health authorities halt the pandemic, the World Health Organisation(WHO) said on September 14. Launching a new regional plan to find, diagnose and treat cases of the airborne infectious disease …
PANJIM: General Secretary of the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication, (NOTE) has written to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh requesting him to take part in a high level committee United Nations meeting on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. “We write to request your esteemed participation and contribution to the …
IT IS no mean task to detect tuberculosis. Suspects are subjected to a battery of tests, including sputum and molecular, to ascertain the disease. One of the most expensive and widely used by private pathological labs is the blood test. But the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued advisory asking …
JHARGRAM, 14 SEPT: Two spotted deer, one monkey and a camel died of infectious tuberculosis at Jhargram Deer Park in West Midnapore in the past two days. A culture of the lung tissue of the dead animals revealed tuberculosis bacilli, typed as M. Tuberculosis on the basis of standard bio-chemical …
AHMEDABAD: Since Monday, foot soldiers of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) - the link workers of the health department - have been on strike. This development is being viewed as a disaster of sorts. The city tops the disease chart in the state with the highest number of malaria and typhoid …
One-third of tuberculosis patients fail to get cured because of the abuse or improper use of TB drugs. To combat this, the Intern-ational Pharmaceutical Federation has called on pharmacists and scientists to create awareness among patients about how to take their medication. If the doses are not taken as stipulated, …
JAIPUR: India is close to eradicating polio, a dreaded disease of the 20th century. "Only one polio case was found in 2011, which means it will soon be eradicated," Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, regional director, WHO South East Asia Region (SEAR) told TOI. This year, only one child -- a one-and-a-half-year …
In an effort to check the spread of tuberculosis and its multi-drug resistant variants, the World Health Organisation and the Inter-national Pharmaceutical Federation (FIB) signed a joint statement on the role of pharmacists in TB care and control. The joint statement proposes a series of measures to help detect TB, …
India has the highest number of TB patients in the world “India is moving towards universal access for quality TB care and has the power to become a global leader in research and innovation as well as in manufacturing of essential anti-TB drugs,” said Indian Council of Medical Research Director-General …
With the launch of DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course) Plus medicine for tuberculosis patients, Uttarakhand will become the first Himalayan State in the country to launch the service free of cost for the patients. The State Health Department revised the treatment module for the patients to attain 100 per …
Blood tests do not accurately diagnose tuberculosis, according to scientists who earlier this month published two papers online in PLoS Medicine. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a policy statement advising countries against the use of antibody-based commercial blood tests for the diagnosis of active TB, says study author …
Kolar Gold Fields : During the begining of the monsoon heavy winds cause dust to fly from huge mounds which comprise waste from the gold mines which has been accumulated over a number of years. This dust, which is a waste product from the now dysfunctional Bharat Gold Mines Limited, …
