India accounts for 30% of the global TB burden and 62% of multidrug-resistant cases. Despite a 17.7% reduction in incidence ...

According to the World TB Report 2024, it accounted for 6.3pc of the global TB burden in 2023, ranking it among the countries with the highest number of cases. It also contributed nearly 8pc to the ...

The BPaLM regimen promises a breakthrough in MDR-TB treatment with a shorter, all-oral approach. However, high costs, limited ...

While TB is commonly associated with the lungs, its impact on female fertility is a pressing concern. Genital tuberculosis can severely affect reproductive health, leading to infertility and pregnancy ...

An equitable TB programme is one where every individual receives the highest quality of person-centred care that takes into ...

The African region has recorded the steepest decline globally in tuberculosis (TB) deaths since 2015, despite falling short ...

System and community-level actions that firmly place the needs of people with tuberculosis in the front and centre are vital ...

Even if US foreign aid cuts are reversed, the damage to global TB control has already been done, says Saw Swee Hock School of ...

Guangzhou Laboratory, a key State facility focused on studying respiratory diseases, is developing a vaccine that could ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health concern in Sylhet, with an alarming rise in cases among children, ...

India's struggle with TB has been hampered by late diagnosis, treatment non-adherence, and stigma. All these, though, are ...

Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death around the world, outpaced only by COVID-19 during the first three ...