In 2018, India set for itself the lofty goal of eliminating pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 - five years ahead of the deadline set by the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. In March 2023 ...
Every two minutes one person dies of the disease in India, according to the WHO In 2018, India set for itself the lofty goal of eliminating pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 - five years ahead ...
This was 1944, at the height of the Second World War. Both women had advanced pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and were close to death. They volunteered to be human guinea pigs for two experimental drugs.
According to the World Health Organisation, Tuberculosis is an infectious disease usually caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs called pulmonary ...
With tuberculosis (TB) and pneumonia leading ... TB is categorised into two main types: Pulmonary TB (affecting the lungs) and Extra-pulmonary TB (affecting other parts of the body).
and BCG (to protect against tuberculosis). To improve vaccine rates in India, Dr Pradeep Bajad, Consultant, Pulmonary Medicine, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad said that government should provide ...