Controlling TB: Combating tobacco and tuberculosis together

Controlling TB: Combating tobacco and tuberculosis together

As per WHO, smoking substantially increases the risk of tuberculosis and death from tuberculosis. (Photo source: IE) By Dr Vikas Maurya, Tuberculosis is a major cause of ill health, the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent in the developing world. Tobacco, particularly smoking is recognized by the medical community as a major … Read more

World TB Day: Eliminating Tuberculosis by 2025 – Is it a possible mission?

World TB Day: Eliminating Tuberculosis by 2025 – Is it a possible mission?

As per 2019 data from the World Health Organisation (WHO), India is estimated to have close to 2.64 million TB cases. (File photo: IE) By Dr K Madan Gopal and and Suryaprabha Sadasivan In the past year, the Covid-19 pandemic has taken the center stage of all public health discussions, decisions, and interventions, and rightly … Read more