Page-12 of Tuberculosis
Compassionate Access with reference to Tuberculosis
India is battling multidrug-resistant TB, with about 2.5% of all new TB cases in the country being resistant to Rifampicin, or to both Rifampicin and isoniazid – the two most commonly used anti-TB drugs. At the end of 2015, India ..
March 24: World TB Day
The World Tuberculosis Day (WTD) is observed every year on March 24 to raise public awareness about the global epidemic of Tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease. WTD is observed to commemorate discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, bacillus (bacteria) ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
India signs WHO’s Call To End TB by 2030 in South East Asian region
India along with other countries in the South East Asian Region have signed World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Call To end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 in the region. It was signed by Health ministers from countries in WHO South-East Asia Region ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
New BCG-based TB vaccine-VPM1002
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis infection can be of two kinds-latent and active. Latent tuberculosis is not contagious and do not show any symptoms since the bacterium remains inactive in the body. Latent ..
March 24: World Tuberculosis Day
Every year March 24 is being observed as World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to o build public awareness about the global epidemic of TB and efforts to eliminate the disease. 2016 Theme: “Unite to End TB”. It was adopted on the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Health Ministry launches new anti TB drug Bedaquilin
The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has launched new anti-TB (Tuberculosis) drug Bedaquiline It was launched by the Union Health Minister J P Nadda as part of the TB national programme Initially the drug will be made available in ..