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 …
The United States Government, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is partnering with the Ministry of Health Epidemiology Unit to enhance Sri Lanka's ability to monitor and track seasonal influenza, and prepare for, detect and respond to an influenza pandemic if it should occur. Under the program, …
CHANDIGARH: Haryana is all set to become a tuberculosis-free State thanks to initiatives taken to combat and eradicate the disease, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here on Tuesday. He disclosed that the initiatives included implementation of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control programme which aimed at decreasing mortality and morbidity …
Almost half of the estimated 4,40,000 cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in 2008 were reported from India and China, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report has revealed.
The donors should raise their contribution four-fold to scale up control of AIDS, TB and malaria, and boost primary health systems WORLD leaders will come together at the United Nations in September to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Three of the eight MDGs involve bringing primary health …
In an effort to make tuberculosis (TB) treatment easily available, about 150 retail chemist outlets in the north east region of the city have decided to provide DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, Short course) medicines for free. Chemists in Mulund, Chembur, Navi Mumbai and Kalyan will start DOTS counseling and treatment …
Researchers from Stanford University and a consortium of nonprofit organizations have been working side by side with colleagues from the North Korean Ministry of Public Health
Rajahmundry, March 1: Tuberculosis (TB) shows a marginal decline in East Godavari, following intense health care for patients to avoid recurrence, and increased awareness among people to opt for medical intervention soon after finding symptoms of the infection. As many as 3,410 TB positive cases were registered between January and …
Contrary to the guidelines for the control of tuberculosis by the World Health Organisation in relation to air travel, a recent study published in the medical journal, The Lancet, has reported there is little risk of tuberculosis transmission through air travel. According to The Lancet, the resources used in tracing …
A study of South Africans infected with both HIV and tuberculosis (TB) has found that starting antiretroviral (ARV) therapy during TB therapy can improve survival rates. Researchers found that death rates more than doubled when ARV treatment was delayed until the completion of TB treatment. They say that their findings, …
India has played a crucial role in making essential medicines available and affordable for patients in the developing world through generic drugs. This has been possible by linking India’s patent policies and laws to public interest. Similarly, policies that align public funded R&D in India with public health have the …
The aim of the present study was to analyze factors associated with TB control at Mutale health sub-district in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Using a cross-sectional descriptive study design health care providers (n=72 professional nurses), DOT supporters (n=78) and TB patient
RASHME SEHGAL The department of biotechnology is moving at a rapid pace to develop new vaccines to combat tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, rabies, leprosy, HIV AIDS and cancer. Dr M.K. Bhan, secretary, department of biotechnology, admitted that five vaccines, including those for cholera and malaria are in the advanced trial stage. …
Nepal has a high incidence of tuberculosis. Nepal is also among the South Asian countries where a lot of biomass is burnt for fuel. The two facts provided a group with reasons to link indoor air pollution from fuels with tuberculosis—something that six studies have so far have tried to …
NEW DELHI: Workers of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) who are involved in reproductive health care of women and children in the rural areas will now be trained for the multi-drug resistant tuberculosis eradication programme in North-East Delhi. Under the DOTS-Plus (Direct Observation Treatment-Plus) scheme, ASHA workers will be trained …
IN THE old days, the job of eradicating disease fell to governments and inter-governmental bodies. Then charities, often led by celebrities or entrepreneurs, joined in. Finally, in the Western world at least, governments accepted the need to pool their efforts with those of private donors, big and small. The effort …
DOTS, or directly observed treatment, in which the patient is made to take medication right in front of a doctor or health worker, is recommended by the WHO as the most effective strategy against TB. India boasts of the largest coverage under this free programme, adding one lakh patients to …
India will launch a new drug by next week, drawn from black pepper, which promises to revolutionise tuberculosis treatment by reducing the duration of medication for the disease. The drug
Saubhadro Chatterji & Joe C Mathew / New Delhi December 18, 2009, 0:32 IST Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will unveil a new anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug developed by Indian scientists next week. Manmohan Singh The drug, known to be more effective than existing therapies, has been developed by Indian Institute of …
Khomba Singh NEW DELHI THE Global Fund, an international financing institution to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, will give $128.5 million to the Indian government to help check spread of these diseases in the country. The government in turn will disburse the money to relevant organisations and social groups fighting …
