Somnath, Feb 17 (IANS) Gir Somnath district in Gujarat has emerged as a key focus area in the state government’s intensified campaign to eliminate tuberculosis (TB), with health teams carrying out door-to-door screening and expanding diagnostic facilities across talukas. The initiative is being implemented under the state government’s ‘Bhagirath Abhiyan’, supported by the Centre, as part of the wider national goal of a TB-free India.Officials said teams of health workers, ASHA work…
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New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Delhi’s Intermediate Reference Laboratory (IRL), Tuberculosis Centre, has achieved a major milestone with its first certification from the Central Tuberculosis Division (CTD), Government of India, to conduct Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST) for two drugs, an official said on Monday. Bedaquiline (BDQ) and Pretomanid (Pa), which will be tested, are two key drugs used globally for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), the official said.This certification …