Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, extended his heartfelt appreciation to everyone contributing to India’s ambitious mission of eradicating Tuberculosis.
The number of tuberculosis cases reported in the limits of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) witnessed an improvement last year with the city registering a reduction of more than two thousand cases in 2024, informed senior officials of the health wing of the civic body today.
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 average decline in TB incidence in Kangra district has been 39.4% over the baseline incidence of 220 (per lakh) over five years, as per assessment by the external teams, who visited and verified the TB programme performance earlier this year.
The new research was published in Clinical Infectious Diseases journal published by Oxford University Press, London in its latest edition.
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.
The writer is a physician, medical anthropologist, and op-ed columnist at the Philippine Daily Inquirer, a member of the Asia News Network.
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