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Posted on January 16, 2020January 19, 2020

TB diagnostic test developed in India has high diagnostic accuracy, says WHO

Truenat, a molecular test to diagnose pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB and rifampicin-resistant TB, has high diagnostic accuracy, says WHO. Truenat was developed in India. It can be used as an…

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Posted on May 18, 2019May 18, 2019

Tweaked pharmacy referral model increases TB case-finding in Patna

Tweaking the existing pharmacy referral system in Patna brought huge benefits. Instead of referring symptomatic TB patients to doctor for consultation, referring them for an X-ray before consulting a doctor…

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Posted on November 2, 2017November 2, 2017

A glimmer of hope as India’s war on TB gets more funding

There is a glimmer of hope with India registering a slight drop in the number of new tuberculosis cases and TB deaths in 2016 compared with 2015. From an estimated…

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Posted on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

A looming threat of tuberculosis in children

The RNTCP guidelines on contact screening are heeded mostly in the breach. About 5,500 of over 76,000 children tested in nine Indian cities have been diagnosed with tuberculosis, 9% of…

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Posted on May 12, 2017May 12, 2017

Breaking the drug-resistant TB transmission cycle important

Nearly two months after the Health Ministry set a highly ambitious target of working towards elimination of tuberculosis by 2025, a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases indicates that India’s TB…

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Posted on March 19, 2017March 19, 2017

Without a magic wand, India cannot eliminate TB by 2025

At the end of 50 years of tuberculosis control activities, the disease remains a major health challenge in India. As per new estimates, the number of new cases every year…

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Posted on October 26, 2016October 26, 2016

About 0.5 million TB patients approaching RNTCP centres are not treated

In 2013, India had about 2.7 million people with TB, which is 23 per cent of the global burden of TB. India also accounted for 27 per cent (760,000) of…

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Posted on August 26, 2016August 26, 2016

Pharmacies in India may not be causing TB drug-resistance

If an earlier study revealed the tendency of private practitioners to liberally use antibiotics to treat tuberculosis leading to a delay in TB diagnosis and treatment and increase the chances…

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