Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is on the rise in Alipurduar's tea belt of Kalchini. The number of tuberculosis patients in Alipurduar's tea belt of Kalchini is growing by the day. The health department has already implemented specific procedures to treat Tuberculosis patients. According to Kalchini Health Department officials, if a person has a fever for more than two weeks, night sweats, weight loss, cough, or other symptoms, they should contact their doctors… read-more

The Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) in its new research found that the vaccine of Tuberculosis (TB) known as Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) may help to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections in older people. The researchers claimed, ''the effect of BCG vaccination is safe and doesn't lead to increased inflammation in elderly individuals". The research also revealed that the vaccine lowers the amount of pro-inflammatory cytokines and… read-more

India has witnessed a 24% dip in Tuberculosis registrations in 2020 due to COVID-19, according to the India Tuberculosis Report 2021. As per the report, last year about 18.05 lakh TB cases were registered as against the 24.04 lakh cases registered in 2019. However, the registrations had spiked by 6% for a short span of January and February in 2020. Notably, India accounts for 30% of the total tuberculosis cases in the world. 

Senior scientist of the WHO, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, has warned that the global tally of tuberculosis patients can surge by 1 million due to the pandemic. She cited that not only TB notification has dropped by 50% to 60%, undernutrition has also increased which "might drive an additional 1 million cases of TB a year". She also said that the COVID-19 "has definitely affected" India's target to eliminate TB by 2025.