Items tagged with TB programs
Silicosis and silicotuberculosis in India (post)
An article published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization gives an overview of the burdens of silicosis and silicotuberculosis in India and recommends the establishment of a silicosis control program in the country.
Survey reveals action needed to reduce TB stigma in Zimbabwe (post)
The Union Zimbabwe office has been involved in conducting a survey measuring knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on TB in communities across the country. The results point to an overwhelming need to increase awareness and understanding of the disease.
Ghana makes progress in TB treatment but lags behind in detection rate (post)
Ghana has achieved the global target of 85 per cent treatment rate for tuberculosis but the country still lags behind in its detection rate.
‘True scale’ of India’s TB problem: 2.8 million new cases (post)
NEW DELHI — Finally coming to terms with the enormity of its tuberculosis problem, is preparing a radical overhaul and expansion of its national treatment program to fight an affliction that kills more adults worldwide than any other infectious disease.
The TB cascade of care in India’s public sector: a systematic review and meta-analysis (post)
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'Cascade of care' can help India plug gaps in TB treatment (post)
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death globally. In 2015, WHO estimated that there were 10.4 million new TB cases worldwide. Six countries accounted for 60 per cent of the total burden, with India accounting for 27 per cent of the global cases. The WHO highlighted that about 4.3 million TB patients globally are "missed" by health systems annually and remain either untreated or unreported to national governments, which may undermine global efforts to combat TB. India alone has more than one million of these missing TB patients every year.
TB survivors urge Indian government to effectively tackle disease (post)
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS): Survivors Against Tuberculosis (TB) -- a group of TB survivors in India -- has urged the government to urgently strengthen its initiatives to tackle TB in the country by making TB care patient-centric, accessible and affordable.
Marshall Islands launches mass TB screening program (post)
MAJURO, Marshall Islands (Marianas Variety, Nov. 11, 2016) – A mass TB screening program that could have global ramifications for TB control was launched last week in the Marshall Islands.
ICMR undertakes research initiative to eliminate TB from India (post)
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has launched India TB Research and Development Corporation (ITRDC) to bring together all major national and international stakeholders to develop new tools (drug, diagnostics and vaccines) for TB. The move is aimed at eliminating TB from India.
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