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 …
A day-long orientation course for the graduate private medical practitioners on TB was held at the conference room of civil surgeon (CS) here on Monday with CS Dr. M Shamsul Haque in the chair. CS office organised it in cooperation with BRAC under National TB Control programme. Consultant of chest …
An inter-ministerial investigation carried out at the Bjemina quarry site pointed out that quarries in and around the area could be negatively affecting the local communities' health and crops. The report stated that quarries were practising unscientific quarrying and thereby posing a threat to the environment and workers. The investigation …
The sanatorium was central to tuberculosis treatment in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The long-drawn nature of treatment and the highly infectious nature of the disease made the sanatorium regimen effective and popular before antibiotics entered the scene. The sanatorium was not just a hospital, it was a social …
The NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS INSTITUTE was established in 1959 at Bangalore by the Government of India. The technical assistance in terms of Manpower, Machinery and Equipment from World Health Organization; Vehicle & Equipments from UNICEF were of great asset in the formative years of NTI. This institute is a centre to …
Ranchi, July 21: The government today acknowledged that there has been a phenomenal rise in the number of tuberculosis cases in the city and its suburbs. "Reports filtering in from various government hospitals and healthcare centres indicate that, of late, there has been a rapid increase in the number of …
High Sugar Levels Impair One's Ability To Fight Infection: Study Diabetes has now been found to be fuelling India's deadly tuberculosis (TB) epidemic. In fact, according to researchers, it may be to blame for more than 10% of TB cases in India and China. After reviewing scientific data of the …
"As per report in India two persons suffer from Tuberculosis in a minute due to infected cough. And such a patient infects 10 to 15 persons a year. To prevent this we have been taking necessary measures, providing adequate treatment and medicines.' This was stated by Dr Pranati Saikia while …
The objective of the study was to assess indicators of TB-related stigma and socio-cultural and gender-related features of illness associated with stigma. Original Source
Diagnosing multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) will now take just two days' time. In a major announcement on Monday, the World Health Organisation decided to make widely available a path-breaking rapid molecular diagnostic tool that will generate TB test results in two days flat. Currently, standard tests take up to three …
the tuberculosis (tb) bacteria kill two people every three minutes. The bacteria uses iron from the human body to survive. But the mechanism by which they source the iron was not known. Researchers from the University of Hyderabad have recently cracked the mechanism. Their research paves the way for new …
About 252 persons died of malaria during the last year in Bangladesh and 70 upazilas under 13 districts in the country have been marked as vulnerable to malaria in the country. These districts include Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bandarban, Rangam-ati, Khagrachhari, Sylhet, Sunam-ganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Netrakona, Mymensingh, Sherpur and Kurigram. This …
A handful of Republican senators is blocking action on a bill that would greatly increase American funding to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria around the world. If their delaying tactics succeed, the United States will lose considerable leverage in trying to persuade other advanced nations to contribute substantially more money …
The Ceylon National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis (CNAPT) marks it 60th anniversary today. The Ceylon National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis was the brainchild of Dr. J.H. Jayasuriya. He realised the need for a voluntary organisation to augment the efforts of the Government to control the diseases. …
India continues to have the highest TB burden in the world. Research needs to be stepped up to deliver a new generation of effective anti-TB drugs and diagnostics to keep co-infected people alive -Bobby Ramakant On June 9, for the first-time government, public health and business leaders, heads of UN …
Large parts of the world have not enjoyed the remarkable global progress in health conditions that have taken place over the past century. Indeed, millions of deaths in impoverished nations are avoidable with prevention and treatment options that the rich world already uses. This year, 10 million children will die …
After several hurdles, a consignment of air-monitoring devices that calculate nicotine levels in buildings has finally reached the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD), which is coordinating with the Health Ministry in its fight against tobacco. With the aim of making Delhi, Chennai, Chandigarh and Ahmedabad smoke-free, Johns …
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have found that a toxic gas present in air pollution and tobacco smoke plays a significant role in triggering tuberculosis infection. For the study, researchers study focused on carbon monoxide (CO), a colourless, odourless gas present in tobacco smoke, and vehicle …
Polar bear not protected yet: The US Department of the Interior wants 10 more weeks to decide whether polar bears should be listed as endangered species. In a court filing, the department said the delay is because of "the complexity of legal and scientific issues,' including the need to review …
