That’s why, in the past, many spina bifida patients didn’t survive childhood. “If you were born when I was in the early 60s with spina bifida, you had about a 20% chance of making it to age two. Now ...

The 33-year-old from Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district, who lost a lung to the ailment and is coping with its impact, has gone from being a tuberculosis survivor to a TB champion and is ...

Despite severe side effects and the emotional burden, she managed to survive and was declared TB-free by September 2017. Even with ongoing health problems, Shullai remains undeterred. She actively ...

Every March 24, we observe World Tuberculosis Day – a grim reminder that tuberculosis continues to be one of the deadliest infectious killers in the world, a relentless foe that has plagued ...

45,000 TB patients in 2024, and it registered 1,37,929 patients during the year. It said that 1,31,501 patients were treated for tuberculosis during the period. The official statement said that ...

The minister also noted that 5,588 tuberculosis patients were identified, and treatment was promptly ensured. The Central TB Division is granting TB-free status to gram panchayats that meet ...

The government’s TN-KET initiative, which ensures immediate hospitalisation for critically ill TB patients, and mobile TB screenings in vulnerable areas are also credited for the improvement of ...

patients are provided free-of-cost diagnostics with all additional laboratory tests and investigations completely taken care of by the state. Besides, the Meghalaya government also provides skill ...

Shillong, In an unprecedented initiative, the Meghalaya government has "adopted" the approximately 4,500 tuberculosis patients in the ... vocational training to TB survivors so that they can ...

The portal has been developed by the Centre to help control and monitor TB patients,” Dr Sandeep Sangle, Joint Director of Health (TB), Maharashtra told The Indian Express. Story continues below this ...

The Centre launched the 'Ni-kshay Mitra' programme in September 2022, urging individuals, private organisations and civil society groups to "adopt" patients and provide them additional nutrition ...

Salman Khan joined Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde for a Cricket match for TB awareness in Mumbai on Saturday night. A video from the event is going viral on social media in which a female fan is ...