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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than half the TB patients in India seek private medical care. The current system of treatment of TB is confined to ...

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 ...

As we observe World Tuberculosis Day tomorrow, funding cuts to TB programs, particularly from the US, raise serious concerns ...