TB: how many young children are wrongly diagnosed as disease-free?
India’s Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) estimates that children comprise about 12 per cent of the total TB caseload
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Editorial: Don’t ignore TB in children
After years of neglect, childhood tuberculosis — which accounts for over six per cent of the global TB burden —
Read MoreProgramme to prevent TB in children neglected
The Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) that came into being in 1997 has to its credit some enviable accomplishments.
Read MoreIs the new TB drug already being misused?
Bedaquiline was the first TB drug to be discovered in more than 40 years, and the first one specifically for
Read MoreWHO-approved TB test, now at a subsidised price
Published in The Hindu on March 28, 2013 Providing accurate diagnosis for TB and thereby enabling earlier initiation of treatment
Read MoreEditorial: Setback in TB war
Published in The Hindu on February 14, 2013 The efforts to win the war against tuberculosis using an efficacious vaccine
Read MoreAt last, hideout of dormant TB bacteria found
Published in The Hindu on January 31, 2013 The hiding place of dormant tuberculosis bacteria in humans has been finally
Read MoreIndia’s tuberculosis challenge
Published in The Hindu on October 21, 2012 Tuberculosis was declared a global health emergency in 1993, but it has
Read MoreEditorial: No room for haste
Published in The Hindu on October 2, 2012 The past year has witnessed unprecedented official efforts to rein in the
Read MoreGuidelines for tuberculosis notification sent out
Published in The Hindu on September 27, 2012 The Central TB Division has set the ball in motion by setting
Read MoreTB control: challenges in engagement
Published in The Hindu on September 20, 2012 Engaging the private practitioners in the fight against TB is easier said
Read MoreTB control programme to engage private sector
Published in The Hindu on September 20, 2012 India’s TB control policy for 2012-2017 may mark a paradigm shift in
Read MoreInterim results of TB vaccine trial expected soon
Published in The Hindu on September 13, 2012 The preliminary results of the much anticipated Phase II TB vaccine trial
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