Bhopal, March 31 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel, on Tuesday, asserted that the efforts to eliminate Sickle Cell Anaemia and TB (tuberculosis) from the state should be given highest priority. He directed that during the camps for sickle cell eradication programmes in tribal regions, the general public should be told that the entire treatment process is covered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.The Governor made these assertions addressing a review meeting of Public Health and Famil…
Latest TB News & Updates
Gandhinagar, March 23 (IANS) Gujarat has achieved 94 per cent of its tuberculosis (TB) detection target set by NITI Aayog and recorded a clinical recovery rate of 91.74 per cent, according to data released by the state health department ahead of World TB Day. Highlighting its progress in the National TB Elimination Campaign, officials said that the state identified and registered 1,31,801 tuberculosis patients in 2025 against a target of 1,40,000.Of these, 1,25,301 patients were placed under act…
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) Concerns have been raised about computer education in Bihar’s government schools, with the opposition questioning the state government in the Legislature about the significant shortage of computer teachers. Raising the issue in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, CPI(ML) MLA Sandeep Saurabh stated that the state requires nearly 26,000 computer teachers, while the government has announced vacancies for only 460 posts.He demanded that at least half of the required positions be …
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Shorter, six‑month and all‑oral treatment regimens for multidrug‑resistant and rifampicin‑resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR‑TB) are cost‑effective and deliver better health outcomes than longer regimens, an ICMR study said on Thursday.With shorter regimen, “for each additional Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) gained, the health system spends Rs 379 less per patient compared to the standard regimen, indicating better health outcomes at lower costs,” said the s…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) As tuberculosis (TB) continues as the deadliest infectious cause of deaths globally, a new study has shown that artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital stethoscopes can help fill critical screening gaps, especially in hard-to-reach areas.In a commentary published in the journal Med (Cell Press), global experts contended that stethoscopes combined with digital technology and AI can be a better option against the challenges faced in screening programmes, such as under-…
Davos, Jan 23 (IANS) Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to contribute $550 billion to five priority sectors — agriculture, education, energy, healthcare and manufacturing — in India by 2035 at a nominal level, positioning the country as a potential global benchmark for how emerging economies can deploy AI in a manner that is both transformative and equitable, said a PwC India report released at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting here on Friday.The report showed that AI…