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October 8, 2026 4:48 PM
Union Health Minister J P Nadda asserted on Thursday that India is very close to achieving the goal of eliminating tuberculosis as he launched the Joint Squad for Health (JOSH) teams that will bring together more than 58,000 youth volunteers to stren...
October 7, 2026 11:54 AM
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Ministry of Defence, will launch JOSH (Joint Squad for Health) Teams on October 8 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. In the fir...
August 11, 2026 10:53 PM
Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday called upon Members of Parliament from Karnataka and Kerala to step up efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB), urging them to strengthen public awareness, administrative oversight and community mob...
July 29, 2026 11:19 PM
Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday called upon Members of Parliament from West Bengal to spearhead a nationwide people's movement for tuberculosis (TB) elimination, urging them to strengthen community participation, early detectio...
March 24, 2026 3:23 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared an article by Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda outlining India’s progress and strategy towards eliminating tuberculosis (TB), with a strong emphasis on public participation and scientific inno...
August 6, 2025 12:39 PM
A study conducted by India that demonstrated the positive impact of nutrition on tuberculosis (TB) outcomes has contributed to global guidance on combating the world’s most infectious disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The agency al...
December 7, 2024 7:17 PM
Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Saturday launched the "TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan," a 100-day campaign aimed at combating tuberculosis (TB), in Panchkula, Haryana. According to an official statement, the campaign focuses on the rapid detection and...
March 23, 2024 6:00 PM
On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, observed annually on March 24, President Droupadi Murmu delivered a message emphasising the importance of raising public awareness about Tuberculosis (TB) and the collective efforts needed to tackle this global h...
November 9, 2023 2:49 PM
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Report 2023 sheds light on India's progress in tuberculosis (TB) control. TB, an infectious disease primarily affecting the lungs, is preventable and often curable when addressed promptly. Caused by Mycob...
November 8, 2023 1:15 PM
Tuberculosis (TB), a preventable and typically curable disease, emerged as the world's second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent last year, following coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It resulted in nearly twice as many fatalities as...
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