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March 26, 2026, 08:15 PM - 4 min read
Stressing the urgent need to strengthen prevention efforts, Dr Ashok Bhardwaj, Chairperson of the National Task Force for Medical Colleges under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, said, "We cannot end Tuberculosis (TB) in India unless we focus on the preventive strategy on priority."
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March 25, 2026, 07:00 PM - 2 min read
Shandil was addressing the launch of the TB-Free India Campaign 2.0—a 100-day intensified drive—held on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day.
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January 13, 2026, 05:28 PM - 2 min read
While the total number of cases was marginally lower than the 2,291 reported in 2024, the number of fatalities continued to rise, indicating persistent challenges in early diagnosis and effective disease management.
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November 27, 2025, 01:20 PM - 7 min read
There are critical gaps in the NTEP that need to be fixed to make the country free from the dreaded bacterial disease.
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October 18, 2025, 07:18 PM - 2 min read
Of the total number of infected individuals, 1,761 were aged over 14 years, with 104 being below the age of 14. Health officials expressed concern over a gradual increase in both the fatality rate and the number of TB patients recorded since 2020.
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July 7, 2025, 02:03 PM - 5 min read
The feature has been incorporated in Tamil Nadu's current TB SeWA (Severe TB Web Application), which was first implemented in 2022.
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March 25, 2025, 05:08 PM - 6 min read
In a country like India, where undernutrition is rampant, particularly among children, eradicating Tuberculosis continues to be a major challenge.
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March 23, 2025, 11:22 PM - 1 min read
In her message on the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, she underlined that united efforts under the National TB Elimination Programme have resulted in the reduction of TB cases in the country.
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March 9, 2025, 01:45 PM - 7 min read
Since the launch of the 100-day campaign in December last year, the TB programme has notified over 6.1 lakh TB patients across the country of which 4.3 lakh patients were diagnosed from the 455 intervention districts.
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January 31, 2025, 04:31 PM - 2 min read
Ni-Kshay Shapath, TB Awareness Sessions, Ni-Kshay Shivir (Screening Camps) etc. will be organised by SJVN's offices and projects across India. These initiatives aim to educate the masses, encourage early diagnosis, and facilitate preventive treatment.
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January 16, 2025, 07:30 PM - 4 min read
According to the study, which was published in The Lancet Global Health journal, such an intervention could prevent over 8.8 lakh TB infections and nearly 3.6 lakh fatalities.
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November 3, 2024, 04:40 PM - 2 min read
PM Modi and Health Minister J P Nadda commended India's significant progress in reducing TB incidence, stressing continued collective efforts towards achieving a TB-free India.
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