Tag: TB
5th Global forum on TB vaccines: Experts call for global funding...
Globally, there are 12 Tuberculosis vaccines in various stages of clinical trials, with many more candidates and concepts in earlier stages of development.....................
Thyrocare launches “FocusTB”, its affordable TB diagnostics brand
FocusTB services will be available throughout India through Thyrocare’s Pan Asian network with more than 30,000 sample collection points..........
Affordable point of care diagnostics for TB
Despite the initial pulls and pushes for survival, the Pune based startup, Annweshan SciTech has stayed strong to tell its tale behind its quest to create an affordable solution for tuberculosis diagnosis..............
India takes lead in the global fight against TB
The Indian delegation led by the Global Coalition Against TB (GCAT) showcased the achievements of India’s TB program in providing universal access to care and the soon-to-be-released National Strategic Plan for TB Elimination...............
India joins 12 other nations to launch global effort to find...
At the 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Guadalajara, Mexico, the partners from WHO, Stop TB Partnership, and the Global Fund and implementers converged to support and launch the joint effort to reduce the missed cases of tuberculosis.........
India & South Africa to strengthen strategic partnership in bioscience
A multi-institutional project on HIV Vaccine Research Collaboration has been also initiated this year between India and South Africa.........
India’s Dr Soumya Swaminathan joins WHO as its second-in-command
The Secretary, DHR and DG of the ICMR, Dr Soumya Swaminathan has got a fresh assignment and this time it is the world's top health policy body, the World Health Organization............
TB is a huge burden, says NASI award winner in biology
Dr Vijay Soni who currently works at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, is investigating the host pathogen interaction and regulation of human immune system upon tuberculosis infection........
Health Secretary chairs national review of NHM
The health secretary, Mr C K Mishra while attending the review meeting of the National Health Mission has emphasized on the strengthening of peripheral health institutions, innovations, and new strategies.........
Johnson & Johnson partners CSIR-IMTECH to develop new TB drugs
Memorandum of Understanding brings together best scientists from India and Johnson & Johnson to increase level and accelerate pace of innovation needed to make Tuberculosis history.......