The Executive Director of the Stop TB Partnership, Dr Lucica Ditiu and her team on Thursday met the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya, and appreciated the "unprecedented leadership by the Government of India" in leading the global TB elimination response.
India has performed far better on major metrics as compared to other countries over time, however, it registered 21.4 lakh TB cases in 2021, 18 per cent higher than in 2020.
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that the number of volunteers who have donated blood under Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav has crossed one lakh.
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): In line with the Prime Minister's vision for the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has decided to adopt over 35,000 tuberculosis (TB) patients by providing nutritional support.
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Nikshay Mitra initiative of the government aims to encourage the adoption of Tuberculosis (TB) patients and take care of their nutritional and medical requirements.
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], September 13 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brigadier (retd.) BD Mishra has adopted two tuberculosis (TB) patients of the state and will bear the expenses of their treatment.
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu through a virtual event on September 9, launched 'Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan' to eliminate TB by 2025. President Droupadi Murmu urged citizens to work collectively towards TB elimination in the spirit of Jan Bhaagidar
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu will launch the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan Ni-kshay 2.0 portal on August 9. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is targeting the eradication of tuberculosis by 2025.
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday called for a people's movement to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 22 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Global Coalition Against Tuberculosis (GCAT) and Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT) jointly organized the session The policymaker's roundtable: Addressing gender and stigma barriers to TB Care on 21st October 2021 at th