Big B, Ratan Tata promote TB-free India
Awareness being key factor to battle against tuberculosis, Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and business tycoon Ratan Tata lent support to the […]
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Delhi Declaration on Public Health Challenges adopted by the SAARC Health Ministers
The 5th meeting of SAARC Health Ministers held at New Delhi, adopted the “Delhi Declaration on Public Health Challengesâ€. […]
TB Awareness Drive Features Amitabh Bachchan
On the occasion of World TB Day observed on March 24th every year, the government launched TB Harega, Desh Jeetega campaign, featuring bollywood star […]
World TB Day: Scale Up TB Control Initiatives to Reach Missing One Million Cases
Tuberculosis affects nearly three million people in WHOs South-East Asia Region every year, of them nearly one million go undetected […]
Prevent TB Transforming to Drug Resistant TB
By Dr Kailash Nath Gupta, Chest & Critical Care Specialist (ICU) and Interventional Pulmonologist at Columbia Asia Hospital, Gurgaon. Tuberculosis(TB) is […]
“Changing Clinical Practice and Improving Patient Care”
Punit Kohli, Business Director, BD Diagnostics- BD Diagnostic Systems in India, is a heathcare veteran with infection prevention portfolio. In […]
In Safe Hands
Rajnish Rohatgi, Director, BD Medical- Medical Surgical Systems delves into the detail of the different initiatives and projects the company […]
Govt gearing up to launch free TB drugs scheme
The Health Ministry held meetings with leading pharma companies to explore the possibility of them manufacturing and supplying certain drugs […]
Nikshay Online Tool For Monitoring TB Control Programme
NIKSHAY has been launched by the Government of India with the intention of creating a tuberculosis free nation. To keep a […]
11 Doctors in BMC-run Hospital Have TB
Eleven resident doctors from Mumbai’s famous BMC-run Sion Hospital are learnt to be suffering from TB. Two of these doctors […]
Private Hospitals May Undergo Scanner; Will Have to Show Treatment Costs
To keep a tab on the unnecessary medical tests and procedures, the health ministry on Sunday said it was working […]
Now, cancer diagnosis in 15 minutes
Diagnosis of life-threatening diseases such as cancer may become a matter of minutes as scientists have developed a new bio-sensor technology, which they claim provides results within 15 minutes.
400 Vaccines In Development to Fight Infectious Diseases
Critical challenges remain in the centuries-old battles against infectious diseases, particularly as bacteria and viruses mutate and as the threat of bioterrorism grows. More than 9.5 million people worldwide die each year from infectious diseases. Of particular concern today are virulent forms of ‘super bugs’ that have mutated and grown resistant to available antibiotics.
