DNA: Will India be TB free by 2025?
World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated every year on 24 March across the world. The purpose of this day is to make people aware of TB disease. TB is caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is a bacterial infection that affects the lungs. It can also spread to other parts of the body such as the brain and spine.
Mar 25, 2023, 00:26 AM IST
World Tuberculosis Day 2023: How Undernutrition Can Affect TB Patient's Health, Expert Explains
World Tuberculosis Day 2023: TB patients should include eggs, meat, as they are good sources of protein, while vegetarians can choose milk, paneer, and pulses, says expert.
Mar 24, 2023, 15:55 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day 2023: 10 Myths About TB BUSTED - Check How It Spreads
World TB Day 2023: On March 24, World Tuberculosis Day is observed and the aim of this day is to educate the world about the impact of tuberculosis and check its spread. While TB mainly affects the lungs, it can also affect the kidneys, spine, and brain, say experts.
Mar 24, 2023, 08:37 AM IST
World Tuberculosis Day 2022: Vaani Kapoor joins fight against disease with 'Be The Change for TB' initiative
Vaani Kapoor is the face of a Tuberculosis awareness initiative led by Johnson & Johnson India, Central TB Division, and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India.
Mar 24, 2022, 15:13 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day: Covid-19 pandemic has reversed progress made in fight to end TB, says WHO
World Tuberculosis Day is commemorated on March 24 every year to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB.
Mar 24, 2022, 14:36 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day 2021: This TB type can cause infertility in both men and women
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), half of the women in India seeking IVF procedure have been reported to have genital TB and the prevalence has increased by more than 10 percent between 2011 and 2015.
Mar 24, 2021, 11:52 AM IST
World Tuberculosis Day 2021: History, Theme and Significance
According to WHO, each day, nearly 4000 lose their lives to TB and close to 28,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease.
Mar 24, 2021, 09:56 AM IST
World TB Day: 4 lakh deaths annually make Tuberculosis India's enemy number 1
In 2016, an estimated 2.8 million (28 lakh) new cases of TB were reported in India and the country now plans to eradicate the disease completely by 2025 - 5 years before the global target.
Mar 24, 2018, 10:03 AM IST
World Tuberculosis Day 2018: Here's what you can do to prevent the disease
It is an event designed to build public awareness about the epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease.
Mar 23, 2018, 16:40 PM IST
China reports 900,000 new TB cases every year
The National Health and Family Planning Commission said that by the end of 2016, 65 out of every 100,000 people were infected with tuberculosis, a figure that experts consider high despite having dropped by 14 per cent in the last six years.
Mar 24, 2017, 13:18 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day: President Pranab Mukherjee urges stakeholders to redouble efforts to eliminate TB
Happy to learn that World Tuberculosis Day is being observed on March 24, Mukherjee tweeted.
Mar 24, 2017, 12:08 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day: Things you need to know about this infectious disease
Here are some key facts to know about this contagious disease, caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Mar 24, 2017, 10:21 AM IST
World Tuberculosis Day 2017: Risk factors and prevention of the disease
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious, airborne disease that mainly affects your lungs.
Mar 23, 2017, 23:51 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day: Pitfalls, progress and challenges of making India TB-free
TB remains to be one of the largest on India's health and wellness scale.
Mar 24, 2016, 14:02 PM IST
Tuberculosis: Key facts and why you should know about it!
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs.
Mar 24, 2016, 12:00 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day: How can TB be prevented!
TB is spread from one person to another through tiny droplets released into the air via coughs and sneezes.
Mar 24, 2016, 10:34 AM IST
Cases of spinal, gential TB doubled in recent years: Doctors
Doctors say nearly 90 percent women with genital tuberculosis are in the 15-40 age group. Infertility figures due to genital tuberculosis is 60-80 percent.
Mar 23, 2016, 22:17 PM IST
Big B describes how he suffered from TB
According to Bachchan, stigma and discrimination against people with tuberculosis can occur anywhere whether it be in the workplace, healthcare facilities, within the community, and even in people's own homes.
Mar 08, 2016, 18:05 PM IST
