This disease has killed millions over the years and continues to ravage the world, and particularly nations such as India and China even in the 21st Century. By Dr. Sudhanshu Patwardhan Two epidemics continue to ravage global lung health. One, an infectious disease, primarily affecting the lungs and killing hundreds of thousands of people globally, … Read more
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
Part of the reason for the high numbers in India has also to do with its large population. It sees around 26 lakh new TB cases every year. COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on tuberculosis or TB in India. In a disease that sees one TB patient die every minute, the under-reporting of cases … Read more