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24 Mar 2023

DNA: Will India be TB free by 2025?

World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated every year on 24 March across the world. The purpose of this day is to make people aware of TB disease. TB is caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is a bacterial infection that affects the lungs. It can also spread to other parts of the body such as the brain and spine.

World Tuberculosis Day

24 Mar 2023

World Tuberculosis Day: How Undernutrition Can Affect TB Patient's Health

TB has become a common disease March 24 is observed as World Tuberculosis Day Check how undernutrition can impact TB patient

World Tuberculosis Day

24 Mar 2023

World Tuberculosis Day 2023: 10 Myths About TB BUSTED - Check How It Spreads

While pulmonary TB is the most common form, TB can also affect other parts of the body, such as the bones, lymph nodes, and brain TB can be difficult to diagnose as its symptoms are similar to other respiratory illnesses TB can affect people of all ages, but those with weakened immune systems or underlying health conditions are more susceptible

World Tuberculosis Day 2022

24 Mar 2022

World Tuberculosis Day: Vaani Kapoor joins 'Be The Change for TB' initiative

World Tuberculosis Day falls on March 24 every year On World Tuberculosis Day 2022, an initiative by Johnson & Johnson India called '#BeTheChangeForTB' was launched

World Tuberculosis Day

24 Mar 2022

Covid-19 pandemic has reversed progress made in fight to end TB, says WHO

World Tuberculosis Day is commemorated on March 24 every year to raise public awareness about consequences of TB. Each day, over 4100 people lose their lives to TB. Close to 28,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease.

World Tuberculosis Day

24 Mar 2021

World Tuberculosis Day 2021: This TB type can cause infertility

Couples with genital TB have increased by 10 percent in the past 5 years Adopting safe sexual practices and getting a Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine can help prevent genital TB Delay in diagnosis and treatment can damage fallopian tubes in women and cause azoospermia (complete absence of sperm in semen) in men

World Tuberculosis Day

24 Mar 2021

World Tuberculosis Day 2021: History, Theme and Significance

World TB Day is celebrated each year on March 24 This year's theme for World TB Day is ‘The Clock is Ticking’

24 Mar 2018

World TB Day: Why Tuberculosis is India's enemy No. 1

In 2016, an estimated 2.8 million (28 lakh) new cases of TB were reported in India and the country now plans to eradicate the disease completely by 2025 - 5 years before the global target.

World Tuberculosis Day 2018

23 Mar 2018

World Tuberculosis Day 2018: Here's what you can do to prevent the disease

It is an event designed to build public awareness about the epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease.

24 Mar 2017

China reports 900,000 new TB cases every year

The National Health and Family Planning Commission said that by the end of 2016, 65 out of every 100,000 people were infected with tuberculosis, a figure that experts consider high despite having dropped by 14 per cent in the last six years.

24 Mar 2017

World Tuberculosis Day: President Pranab Mukherjee urges stakeholders to redouble efforts to eliminate TB

Happy to learn that World Tuberculosis Day is being observed on March 24, Mukherjee tweeted.

24 Mar 2017

World Tuberculosis Day: Things you need to know about this infectious disease

Here are some key facts to know about this contagious disease, caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

23 Mar 2017

World Tuberculosis Day 2017: Risk factors and prevention of the disease

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious, airborne disease that mainly affects your lungs.

24 Mar 2016

World Tuberculosis Day: Pitfalls, progress and challenges of making India TB-free

TB remains to be one of the largest on India's health and wellness scale.

24 Mar 2016

Tuberculosis: Key facts and why you should know about it!

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs.

24 Mar 2016

World Tuberculosis Day: How can TB be prevented!

TB is spread from one person to another through tiny droplets released into the air via coughs and sneezes.

23 Mar 2016

Cases of spinal, gential TB doubled in recent years: Doctors

Doctors say nearly 90 percent women with genital tuberculosis are in the 15-40 age group. Infertility figures due to genital tuberculosis is 60-80 percent.

Amitabh Bacchan

08 Mar 2016

Big B describes how he suffered from TB

According to Bachchan, stigma and discrimination against people with tuberculosis can occur anywhere whether it be in the workplace, healthcare facilities, within the community, and even in people's own homes.

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