TB news from India

The Indian Express: Mumbai: Monthly ration halted, TB patients suffer as cash incentive yet to reach banks
Under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), monthly ration supplies — in form of wheat, gram flour, jaggery and protein supplements — for TB patients was halted.

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The Indian Express: Genital TB is a major cause of infertility in women in India
Genital TB is one of the greatest concerns for females trying to conceive. Over 50 per cent of female patients coming for In Vitro Fertilization procedure have been reported to have genital TB.

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The Times of India: India to get 10,000 free doses of costly TB wonder drug
Johnson & Johnson is providing India with a fresh grant of 10,000 courses of the life-saving drug bedaquiline, free of cost this year.

See also:

-- Express Pharma: Johnson & Johnson works to accelerate patient access to bedaquiline

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DNA India: Not just drugs, ancillary approach needed for TB-free India
Anyone can be affected by TB, but it is five times more likely to impact the poor, and though it’s completely curable, the treatment longevity can push economically weaker families into further deprivation.

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Express Healthcare: Need collaborative approach to manage drug-resistance TB
India needs an urgent collaborative, multi-stakeholder approach in order to accelerate progress towards the goal of ending the TB epidemic as per the Sustainable Development Goals deadline of 2030.