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Topic: Tuberculosis

Johnson & Johnson gets govt panel nod to sell ‘wonder TB drug’ for minors without local trial

Himani Chandna - November 27, 2020

Bedaquiline was approved by US FDA in December 2014 after multiple trials worldwide. It is recognised by WHO as an ‘essential drug’ for treating TB.

Nearly 1 crore people contracted TB worldwide in 2019, India has 26% of the total cases

Abantika Ghosh - October 15, 2020

According to the Global Tuberculosis Report 2020, the TB incidence rate in India is 193 per 1 lakh population, with the total number of cases estimated at 26,40,000.

70% of Bihar’s TB control staff still on Covid duty as state records steep fall in diagnosis

Kairvy Grewal - September 24, 2020

According to official data, 63,617 TB cases have been notified in Bihar so far this year, compared to 91,836 in the same period last year.

India has a health ‘time bomb’ ticking – and it isn’t Covid

Ragini Saxena - September 11, 2020

The world’s strictest lockdown crippled both routine & critical health services & exposed the fragility of India’s under-resourced health system.

Govt says there could be 5 lakh more TB cases, 1.5 lakh more deaths as Covid hits services

Abantika Ghosh - September 8, 2020

National TB programme chief writes to states, saying TB notifications have come down by 60% since lockdown, proposes rapid response plan.

Screen all TB patients for Covid and Covid patients for TB, says health ministry

Abantika Ghosh - August 26, 2020

The note says there has been an overall decline in TB notification by 26% from January to June 2020 as compared to previous year due to the pandemic.

As TB diagnosis sees a fall, states are now testing Covid-negative patients for the disease

Abantika Ghosh - August 17, 2020

According to National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Elimination, the disease kills estimated 4.8 lakh Indians every year. Govt data shows TB diagnosis has seen 30% fall amid Covid.

Ayushman Bharat and all other govt health schemes to integrate with digital health mission

Abantika Ghosh - August 6, 2020

Govt document says the mission, in its first phase, will pilot in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, among others, towards month-end.

Covid lockdown could lead to over 1.8 lakh new TB cases, 88,000 additional deaths, study says

Swagata Yadavar - August 2, 2020

Study published in Indian Journal of Tuberculosis says there has been 59% under-detection of TB cases between March & May, compared to corresponding period last year.

India missed detection of 3 lakh TB cases in 2019, but this is why it’s good news

Swagata Yadavar - June 26, 2020

Missing TB cases are an important metric for disease control as undiagnosed, untreated cases may spread the infection in the community.

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