The state of the national TB response in India.
The Wire: The standards and double standards of dealing with TB in India
To end TB by 2025, India needs to decrease new cases of TB by more than 10-15% every year over the next eight years. The current rate of reduction is about 1.5% per year.
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The Times of India: ‘Govt’s policies are not enough for promise to eliminate TB by 2030’
"We have been witness to the scourge that TB has unleashed on Mumbai over the last two decades."
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Hindustan Times: Tuberculosis treatment faces drop-outs test in Mumbai
In most cases, the reasons for dropping out of treatment are social, economic or personal.
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Hindustan Times: India’s apex research institute floats a ‘recipe-for-TB patients’ contest
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has floated a one-of-its-kind national contest, seeking low-cost nutritional recipes from the public for people with TB.
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The Times of India: ICMR sends proposals for trials of two new TB vaccines to BMC
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently sent proposals for clinical trials of two new TB vaccines to various states as well as civic health officials.
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Deccan Chronicle: One in ten Indian females affected by TB-related ailments
As per the latest study done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), over 50% of female patients coming for IVF procedure have been reported to have genital TB.
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Quartz: India can’t eliminate TB by 2025 without curbing smoking
In India, 7.9% of TB-related deaths are caused by tobacco.