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Tuberculosis cases surged for the first time in many years: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) also increased by 3 per cent between 2020 and 2021, with 450 000 new cases of rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) in 2021. This is the first time in many years an increase has been reported in the number of people falling ill with TB and drug resistant TB.
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Man suffering from tuberculosis, dies at Pune railway station
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 23 (ANI): A 35-year-old man died after he collapsed coughing at Pune railway station on Saturday evening, the police said.
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Immunologic defect may leave some vulnerable to rare bacterial infection:
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): The bacterium that causes tuberculosis has a cousin you've never heard of: MAC. This bacterial complex is everywhere, but most people never show symptoms. Yet some people get very, very sick. Researchers have now uncovered an immunologic defect that could ex
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Some people may be susceptible to uncommon bacterial illness because of im
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 4 (ANI): Everybody occasionally breathes in Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria, yet the majority of individuals don't become ill. These dangerous Mycobacterium tuberculosis cousins usually spend their brief, innocuous lives in food, soil, water, or dust.
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Union Health Minister participates in bicycle rally for TB awareness
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): With an aim to create awareness about Tuberculosis (TB), Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya along with a team from AIIMS, Delhi, participated in a bicycle rally at Kartavya Path on Monday.
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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan adopts all TB patients from Odisha's fou
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 17 (ANI): In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a Tuberculosis-free India, Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has adopted all TB patients from Odisha's four districts.
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Mansukh Mandaviya adopts 40 TB patients on PM Modi's birthday
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 72nd birthday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday adopted 40 Tuberculosis (TB) patients from his birthplace Gujarat's Palitana.
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CII to adopt over 35,000 tuberculosis patients as part of TB eradication p
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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Over 9 lakh TB patients to be supported by Ni-KshayMitra initiative few da
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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Arunachal Pradesh Governor B D Mishra two TB patients; will bear their tre
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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Community should play proactive role in fight against tuberculosis: Senior
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): Community should participate and play a proactive role in the fight against tuberculosis, said Dr Raghuram S Rao, additional DDG, TB division, Directorate General of Health Services.
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President Droupadi Murmu to launch 'TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan' portal tomorr
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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