India not allocating enough funds to eradicate TB
India cannot eradicate tuberculosis by 2035, going by the current scenario
Medicine for drug-resistant TB added to government programme
The drug will be introduced in six tertiary care centers across India
Government for raising awareness on tobacco’s role in TB
A section on tobacco consumption added to the national programme for TB control
Tobacco consumption rising among Indian TB patients: India TB 2020 report
Though notification of tuberculosis goes up, more than 0.5 million patients still missing
TB drugs shortage: health activists to write to prime minister
Critical drugs for children and drug-resistant TB patients out of stock; may lead to increase in drug resistance cases
Tuberculosis control in India: towards universal access
Revised TB control programme needs to evolve an inclusive business model to engage the Indian private sector to ensure better quality of TB care
‘Making TB a notifiable disease will benefit patients’
Tuberculosis kills around 1,000 people each day in India and more than two million people are affected by the bacterial disease. This makes India …