Northern States stress Panchayat-led action as TB-free India workshop opens in Lucknow
He was speaking at a two-day regional workshop aimed at accelerating the TB-Free India campaign in northern states.
He was speaking at a two-day regional workshop aimed at accelerating the TB-Free India campaign in northern states.
According to an official document, the country’s TB treatment coverage has also expanded in the last decade, rising from 53 per cent in 2015 to 92 per cent in 2024.
This grassroots-level achievement marks a major milestone in the fight against tuberculosis, especially in rural areas where awareness and access to healthcare have traditionally been challenging.
Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh credits achievement to dedication of frontline health workers.
The event was graced by Biranchi Das, Director (Personnel), SECL, who emphasized the importance of collective efforts in combating TB and HIV and strengthening healthcare services. He also distributed certificates to participants.
Indonesia is developing a new Tuberculosis (TB) vaccine to strengthen the fight against TB, which has claimed an average of 150,000 lives annually.
Patanjali’s research on Solanum virginianum extract (SVE) or ‘Chhoti Kateli’ aims to develop herbal therapies that can either stand alone or complement existing anti-TB drugs.
Experts are developing revolutionary immune-enhancing medicines known as host-directed therapies, which employ the body's immune system to target TB, to tackle even drug-resistant strains of the illness.
The initiative is undertaken by the Institute of Heart and Lung Diseases (IHLD) in collaboration with Krafton India.
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have decoded the mechanism that helps the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium to persist in the human body for decades.
