Tag: tuberculosis
Where does India stand in tackling TB? | Explained
The story so far: The World Health Organization (WHO) released its Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 this week which states...
Global TB funding lags, reaching only a quarter of WHO targets
Ending tuberculosis (TB) globally will require accelerated progress in countries with the highest burden, the World Health Organisation said...
World lung day : understanding common respiratory diseases and their effective management
World Lung Day is celebrated every year on 25 September to raise awareness of respiratory health and encourage individual...
Robert Koch’s Nobel Prize: winning discoveries on tuberculosis and the foundations of bacteriology
In 1905, German physician and microbiologist Robert Koch was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for his...
Health Matters newsletter: The fate of the mRNA vaccine
(In the weekly Health Matters newsletter, Ramya Kannan writes about women’s health. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox.)The biggest story this week,...