In 2018, India articulated its noble ambition to eliminate TB by 2025, five years before the global target. But news reports show we aren’t even close to that goal.
Developed by Salcit Technologies, Swaasa has got no-objection certificate from Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation. It has patents in India, US & Australia among others.
ICMR researchers discuss sputum transportation by unmanned aerial vehicles in a paper published in the journal 'Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene'.
Prevalence of TB in Indians aged above 15 is 312 per 1 lakh population, against global average of 127. Delhi has the highest incidence of TB, while Kerala has the lowest.
Global goals for TB incidence reductions between 2015 and 2020 have been compromised by disruptions in services because of the Covid pandemic, finds WHO report.
With govt decentralising procurement of cartridges used in CBNAAT machines, states now have to redraw their finalised implementation plans to account for sourcing of key consumable.
WHO's target for reduction in TB deaths fell short by more than half in the last five years. As Covid threatens to reverse the progress, a new resolve is needed on World TB Day.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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