Tag: XDR-TB
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Engaging Affected Women is Key in Fighting Genital TB
Genital TB can happen to men and women both - but due to already existing gender-based inequalities and other factors, the impact of genital TB is likely to be severe on a woman.
Fighting Tuberculosis in Prisons is a Smart Choice
If governments are made to pay compensation to every person who dies of avoidable diseases like TB, one can imagine the financial crisis governments might soon be in.
Community Engagement in TB Programmes Vital to Quality TB Care
In Andhra Pradesh state of India, a doctor gulped down sleeping pills when pulled up by authorities for not doing field visits to follow up tuberculosis (TB) patients (source: The Times of India).
High Mortality Rate is Dominant Among HIV Patients With TB in India
60% of people living with HIV in India are dying due to preventable and curable TB. Though we have 12,500 microscopy centers available across India, deaths occur mainly due to late diagnosis, owing to technology limitations.
NAAT Revolutionizes TB Care and Control By Providing Accurate Diagnosis
According to the WHO, evidence to date indicates that implementation of this test could result in a three-fold increase in the diagnosis of patients with drug-resistant TB and a doubling in the number of HIV-associated TB cases diagnosed in areas wi
