TB elimination campaign across Asansol division
The Asansol division of Eastern Railway has embarked on a comprehensive 100 Days TB Elimination campaign, starting from 7 December, aimed at eradicating tuberculosis from the region.
The Asansol division of Eastern Railway has embarked on a comprehensive 100 Days TB Elimination campaign, starting from 7 December, aimed at eradicating tuberculosis from the region.
Researchers have found how a protein produced by immune cells and used to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases raises the risk of tuberculosis (TB).
A conference ‘CNS Tuberculosis: Challenges and Solutions’ organised by a team of highly-experienced doctors in Delhi was attended by medical experts from across India.
The District Health Department has implemented an ACF campaign in all three blocks of district Kinnaur to achieve TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.
A total of 75 lakh TB patients have benefitted from the direct bank transfer (DBT) of Rs 2000 crore sent to their accounts since the scheme was announced by the Central government in 2018, said Prime Minister Modi.
The chief minister also said that massaging a cow can cure one's breathing problems while living in close proximity with the animal can cure one of tuberculosis.
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