Drug Resistant Tb
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Russia-Ukraine conflict poses a threat to the control of drug-resistant TB in the world
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, which has killed more people than any other infectious agent, including SARS-CoV-2.
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Maharashtra government's tuberculosis registry programme is slated to cover 27 municipal corporations instead of the current 13
WHO data reveals that while India diagnoses 2.8 million new TB patients every year, only 1.6 million are notified in the national registry for tuberculosis.
World Tuberculosis Day: New research offers hope for drug-resistant TB epidemic
Promising results emerge from a pioneering multi-national clinical trial for the shorter TB treatment.
Draft TB control plan targets 79% fewer cases by 2025, seeks four times more funding
ndia’s ongoing TB programme is inadequate, the NSP says, seeking five times the funding allocated to TB control over the last three years put together.
Scientists create new antibiotic which can fight superbugs, drug-resistant TB
Scientists using a revolutionary approach have devised an antibiotic that may offset the mounting problem of drug resistance for decades.
MSF says drug resistant TB on rise, calls for regulation of drug sales
"It is the patients who suffer the consequences of poor regulation of TB drug formulations in India. An increasing number of our patients are being diagnosed with drug resistant TB (DR-TB)"