tuberculosis

New Delhi, April 3 Highlighting India's commitment to integrating traditional and modern medicine based on evidence in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), the Union Ayush Ministry has collaborated with the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) to conduct a clinical study on Ayurveda as an adjunct...

New Delhi, April 2 – Tuberculosis is one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, and now, a team of scientists has discovered a fundamental flaw in a long-standing model of how bacteria control gene expression. This finding could form the basis for innovative strategies to combat...

Itanagar, March 30 Governor Lt Gen K T Parnaik (Retd) on Monday praised the Rajasthani community for their valuable contributions to the development of Arunachal Pradesh and called upon them to continue supporting the state's growth, particularly in boosting tourism and strengthening...

Islamabad, March 26 – More than 669,000 people in Pakistan are affected by tuberculosis, which causes 51,000 deaths annually, according to local media outlets, citing the latest statistics released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on World Tuberculosis Day. Pakistan accounts for 73% of the...

Chandigarh, March 25 The Haryana government has launched a series of state-specific interventions, including corporate funding, the use of artificial intelligence in tuberculosis (TB) testing, and last-mile healthcare delivery, to detect and treat the disease before symptoms appear, an official...

New Delhi, March 24 On the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, India announced the world’s first clinical study to scientifically evaluate Ayurveda as an adjunct to standard Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment (ATT), the government said on Tuesday.The collaborative clinical study between the...

Meghalaya has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving a TB-free status, with the Health Department intensifying efforts through a focused 100-day campaign and community-driven interventions.Speaking at the World TB Day programme held here on Tuesday, Health Minister Wailadmiki Shylla...

New Delhi, March 24 India launched a groundbreaking global clinical study on Tuesday to scientifically evaluate traditional Ayurveda as a complementary treatment for modern tuberculosis (TB).The study will enroll 1,250 newly diagnosed TB patients across eight institutions, focusing on body...

Aizawl, March 24 Mizoram recorded 145 deaths due to tuberculosis and 2,275 new tuberculosis cases over the past year, according to data released by the state Health Department on Tuesday.Of the 2,275 people diagnosed with tuberculosis last year, 1,364 were males and 911 were females, the data...

New Delhi, March 24 The South-East Asia region continues to bear a disproportionate burden of tuberculosis, one of the leading infectious diseases worldwide, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) official on Tuesday.On World TB Day, the WHO called for stronger national leadership...

Kohima, March 24 Early diagnosis and appropriate quality treatment are crucial to ending tuberculosis (TB), a senior official said on Tuesday.Addressing a World Tuberculosis Day programme, National Health Mission Nagaland's Mission Director Dr. Keveduyi Theyo said the National TB Elimination...

On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, President Droupadi Murmu emphasized that tuberculosis continues to be a major public health challenge, affecting millions of lives worldwide. She urged all stakeholders to work together with unwavering determination to finally eradicate tuberculosis. In her...

Gandhinagar, March 23: Gujarat has achieved 94 percent of its tuberculosis (TB) detection target set by NITI Aayog and has recorded a clinical recovery rate of 91.74 percent, according to data released by the state health department ahead of World TB Day.Highlighting its progress in the...

New Delhi, March 23 President Droupadi Murmu on Monday called on all stakeholders to work together with a firm resolve to eradicate tuberculosis once and for all.In a message, she said that tuberculosis (TB) continues to pose a significant public health challenge, affecting millions of lives...

New Delhi, March 23 – The government is planning to commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2026 with a national event on March 24, to showcase key achievements, innovative strategies, and strengthened community engagement under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), according...

Jamshedpur, March 20 A patient at a state-run hospital in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, died after allegedly jumping from the fourth floor of the building in the early hours of Friday, police said.The HIV-positive patient, who resided in the Parsudih area of Jamshedpur, was suffering from...

Colombo, March 19 – Sri Lanka records between 8,500 and 9,500 cases of tuberculosis (TB) each year, a senior official at the National Programme for Tuberculosis Control and Chest Diseases (NPTCCD) said on Thursday.The country detected 8,726 TB patients in 2025. About 75 per cent of the...

Chandigarh, March 15 Approximately 35% of all village councils in Haryana were found eligible for TB-free certification by 2025 after verification, Sumita Misra, Additional Chief Secretary of the health department, said on Sunday.According to Misra, the state has made significant progress...

Beed, March 15 The charred remains of a 60-year-old man were found in a sugarcane field in Beed district, Maharashtra, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Sunday.The body of Vishwanath Panchal was found in a field in the village of Mamdapur, in the Ambajogai...

New Delhi, March 14 Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's healthcare sector has undergone a transformative expansion in infrastructure, medical education, and access to affordable care in the last decade, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on Saturday.Addressing the...