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Experts On What’s Stopping India To Become TB Free
India has the highest Tuberculosis burden in the world. Of the 10 million TB cases reported worldwide, over 2 million are from India. Maximum drug-resistant TB patients are also found in India. The government aims to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025, ahead of the WHO targets. Experts, however, opine that the target is devoid of any understanding ...
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NGO Says 18 Mumbaikars Die Of Tuberclosis Every-day
A Mumbai based NGO has said in a study that 18 Mumbaikars die of TB every-day and further stated that the drop-out rate for the disease's treatment is increasing at an alarming rate.
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India’s Fight Against TB: Why We Are Failing
Tuberculosis or TB is a global health crisis that affects an estimated 9.6 million people in the world. 2.8 million of those affected are Indians, making India the TB capital of the world. The disease continues to spread at an alarming rate in the country, making it an epidemic. TB brings suffering, devastation, poverty, debt and death, often to th...
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Funding Crunch Affects India's Fight Against Tuberculosis: Report
India's programme to fight tuberculosis is in disarray due to a shortage of funds and the government has failed to meet annual targets to control spread of the nation's most fatal infectious illness, a leaked assessment report said.
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Experts On What’s Stopping India To Become TB Free
India has the highest Tuberculosis burden in the world. Of the 10 million TB cases reported worldwide, over 2 million are from India. Maximum drug-resistant TB patients are also found in India. The government aims to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025, ahead of the WHO targets. Experts, however, opine that the target is devoid of any understanding ...
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NGO Says 18 Mumbaikars Die Of Tuberclosis Every-day
A Mumbai based NGO has said in a study that 18 Mumbaikars die of TB every-day and further stated that the drop-out rate for the disease's treatment is increasing at an alarming rate.
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India’s Fight Against TB: Why We Are Failing
Tuberculosis or TB is a global health crisis that affects an estimated 9.6 million people in the world. 2.8 million of those affected are Indians, making India the TB capital of the world. The disease continues to spread at an alarming rate in the country, making it an epidemic. TB brings suffering, devastation, poverty, debt and death, often to th...
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Funding Crunch Affects India's Fight Against Tuberculosis: Report
India's programme to fight tuberculosis is in disarray due to a shortage of funds and the government has failed to meet annual targets to control spread of the nation's most fatal infectious illness, a leaked assessment report said.
