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Delhi HC defers to Nov 5 hearing on plea seeking payment of TB health visi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday deferred to November 5 the hearing on public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to clear the pending salaries of tuberculosis health visitors working in the chest clinics of North Delhi Municipal Corporation, who
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Delhi HC sends to another bench plea seeking timely payment of TB health v
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday sent a public interest litigation (PIL), seeking the release of pending salaries of tuberculosis (TB) health visitors working in the chest clinics of North Delhi Municipal Corporation who are involved towards the control of C
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COVID-19: PIL in Delhi HC to release TB health visitors' pending salaries
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking the release of pending salaries of tuberculosis (TB) health visitors working in the chest clinics of North Delhi Municipal Corporation, presently involved substantially towar
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President Kovind inaugurates 71st TB Seal Campaign
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Friday inaugurated the 71st TB (Tuberculosis) Seal Campaign of the Tuberculosis Association of India here at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Six underprivileged children suffering from TB adopted under Nikshay Posha
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 28 (ANI): A total of six underprivileged children suffering from tuberculosis were adopted at a programme organised by Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences here on Monday under the "Nikshay poshan Yojana" of the Union Ministry of
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India will be able to end TB by 2025: Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has accorded high priority for ending tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), said Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
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Fight against TB has slowed down due to COVID-19 pandemic: KJ Alphons
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader KJ Alphons on Saturday raised the issue of Tuberculosis cases in the country and said that the fight against this infectious disease has slowed down due to coronavirus pandemic.
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Health Ministry advises COVID screening for all TB patients and vice versa
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Covid screening for all diagnosed Tuberculosis (TB) patients and TB screening for all COVID-19 positive patients should be conducted, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
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Govt will achieve goal of a tuberculosis free India by 2025: Dr Harsh Vard
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday expressed confidence that the government will achieve the goal of tuberculosis (TB) free India by 2025 as resource allocation for the disease has witnessed a four-fold increase in the last five years.
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India extends medical assistance worth about USD 1 million to North Korea
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): India has extended medical assistance worth about USD 1 million to North Korea in response to a request received from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
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COVID-19: Tamil Nadu gives nod to ICMR for studying BCG vaccine's efficacy
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 15 (ANI): In view of the coronavirus outbreak, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has given approval to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for studying the efficacy of the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine on senior citizens at its National I
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Tuberculosis vaccine may help in reducing Covid-19 deaths: Study
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 10 (ANI): A century-old tuberculosis vaccine may play a role in reducing death due to Covid-19 infection, a preliminary study has suggested.
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