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ICMR wins 2017 Kochon Prize for TB research
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) was awarded 2017 Kochon Prize for building tradition of excellence in Tuberculosis (TB) research and development. It had emerged winner from among 18 nominations. It was awarded for establishing India TB Research Consortium ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Union Government launches TB-free India Campaign
The Delhi End TB Summit has started in New Delhi on 13th March 2018, which is co-hosted by the Union Health Ministry, WHO South East Asia Regional Office and Stop TB Partnership. In it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched ..
Government launches door-to-door campaign against TB
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a door-to-door campaign for 15-days in the country for early diagnosis, detection and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) to eliminate the disease. The campaign has been launched along the lines of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Moscow declaration adopted for co-ordinated action on TB, end of HIV co-infection deaths
Health ministers, NGOs, and private sector representatives from 120 countries have adopted Moscow Declaration on the sidelines of the first WHO Global Ministerial Conference. The declaration calls for eliminating additional deaths from HIV co-infection by 2030 and achieving synergy in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
India topped list of new tuberculosis cases in 2016, according to WHO’s Global TB Report 2017
According to World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Global TB Report 2017, India topped the list of seven countries, accounting for 64% of the 10.4 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide in 2016. Indonesia has acquired 2nd position, followed by China, Philippines, ..
India tops list of new TB cases in 2016: WHO Report
According to the Global TB Report 2017 released by World Health Organisation (WHO), India has topped list of seven countries, accounting for 64% of the over 10 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide in year 2016. India was followed by ..