A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health Organization said -- the ...

The World Health Organization’s latest global report on tuberculosis has good and bad news for African countries.

The WHO report noted that a majority of the funding for the TB programme comes from government resources. Over the years, ...

Tuberculosis is caused by airborne bacteria that mostly affects the lungs. Roughly a quarter of the global population is ...

Assuring proper identification and treatment of persons who have TB disease Preventing the spread of disease to others Finding, screening and treating persons exposed to those with disease Targeting ...

Analysis - The World Health Organization's 2024 Global Tuberculosis report reveals a sobering reality. Formidable challenges remain in the fight against the world's most infectious disease: persistent ...

India has achieved a 17.7% decline in tuberculosis incidence, more than double the global average, due to dedicated health ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) released its Global TB Report 2024 on October 29, 2024. The report has acknowledged the tremendous progress India has made in closing the gap of missed TB cases ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed ...

India has recorded a 17.7 per cent decline in tuberculosis incidence from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to 195 in 2023, which is more than double the global decline of 8.3 per cent, Health Ministry ...