Tuberculosis cases surged for the first time in many years: WHO

Oct 28, 2022

The burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) also increased by 3 per cent between 2020 and 2021, with 450 000 new cases of rifampicin-resistant TB...

Ratan P. Watal appointed to the Board of TB Alliance

Mar 11, 2023

New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI/GPRC): TB Alliance, a New York-based global not-for-profit organization, has appointed Ratan P. Watal to its Board of Directors....

BD Launches the TB Guardianship Program

May 07, 2024

New Delhi [India], May 7: To further enhance knowledge exchange amongst healthcare professionals on effective TB diagnostic practices, BD (Becton, Dickinson, and Company), a...

Experts in Meghalaya using Made in India Sputum collection machines for TB detection

Mar 22, 2025

The 100 Days TB Elimination campaign launched on December 7, 2024 nationwide and in Meghalaya has accelerated TB detection, treatment and awareness.

Meghalaya: TB champion surviving with single lung creates awareness to fight tuberculosis

Mar 23, 2025

Ridalin Shullai, a TB survivor, shares her emotional journey of battling multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), the loss of a lung, and the stigma surrounding...

Patients with comorbidities must be careful amid COVID surge, Health expert cautions

Dec 22, 2022

Amid the fresh global surge in COVID-19 cases, a senior consultant physician, on Thursday, cautioned the patients with comorbidity asking them to be careful...