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“It’s time” becomes the theme of this year’s World Tuberculosis Day
Every year, the World Health Organisation commemorates World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24, to raise awareness among the general public about the disease. On the same day...World Tuberculosis Day
March 24th is observed as the World Tuberculosis Day across the world to create public awareness about the dangers of the disease and the need to eliminate it.... World Tuberculosis day observed on March 24
One of the founders of bacteriology, German physician Robert Koch, discovered the anthrax disease cycle and the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis and cholera. He received the Nobel Prize for...Animal Behaviour and the Spread of Disease
A new study linking the changing animal behaviour in response to changes in terrains with the spreading of disease was published. About the Study The study observed how...
WHO on Corona Virus: Virus is not yet pandemic
The World Health Organization on February 4, 2020 announced that the Corona virus disease has not yet become pandemic. The disease has so far killed 425 people and...
Tuberculosis: India renames its programme; WHO endorses India developed tech-TrueNAt MTB
On January 17, 2020, Government of India renamed its National TB Control Programme to National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme. Also, the WHO (World Health Organization) recently endorsed on technology...
Tuberculosis Control Programme renamed with now Focus on Elimination
With the aim to detect cases earliest and treat them, back in 1962, the National Tuberculosis Control Programme was started which from 1st January 2020 onwards has been...
Special Drive against Paediatric TB cases in Kerala
The Kerala state branch of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics to ensure that all children are Tuberculosis (TB)-free will be implementing protocol-based and standardized management of all paediatric...
Memorandum of Cooperation with Gates Foundation
The Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Cooperation(MOC) between the Health Ministry and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation(BMGF). The agreement will include the areas like to reduce maternally,mortality,...
Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 Launched
Mission Indradhanush is a health mission scheme launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India on 25 December 2014 to achieve full immunization coverage...
Gates Foundation signs pact to support in health innovation
The Union ministry of health and family welfare signed on a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), to provide support in the...
