World Tuberculosis Day is commemorated on March 24 every year to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB.
World TB Day 2022: Why are people choosing death over treatment when it comes to Tuberculosis? Why is TB met with so much stigma? We explore these answers through the first-person experiences of TB survivors.
Testing and diagnosing tuberculosis is important to control the disease and save lives and livelihoods but the pandemic has impacted cases being reported to the government.
In South Africa around 80,000 people die from TB each year, according to Professor Yogan Pillay, who is the Country Director for Clinton Health Access Initiative.
Tuberculosis, globally, is known to be the biggest cause of death due to infectious disease and India contributes to over 30 per cent of the global TB burden. As the Covid-19 pandemic derailed global efforts to curb TB, the government is set to launch a special door-to-door TB screening initiative o