TB

Ali Nawaz RahimooUmarkot: Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in Pakistan, silently claiming thousands of lives each year.Despite being both preventable and curable, TB continues to thrive in the…

APP Peshawar: The Leprosy, TB, and Blindness Relief Association has demanded the restoration of the 20-bed ward at Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) reserved for the treatment of leprosy patients in the province. The leprosy ward at LRH was the…

APPIslamabad: Ministry of Health Federal Secretary Iftikhar Ali Shallwani called upon the global community to expedite the development, widespread deployment and accessible availability of an effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine by the…

News DeskISLAMABAD: The HIV prevalence rate is 0.12 per 1,000 population and tuberculosis incidence is 259 per 100,000 people in Pakistan.According to the official report available, Pakistan is on track for three out of 14…

News Desk Islamabad: The incidence of TB per 100,000 people in Pakistan is 259 cases per year, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22 launched by the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue in Islamabad on Thursday. Pakistan is on…

News DeskLahore: Pakistan is reporting more than 400,000 tuberculosis (TB) cases every year, with health experts warning that incomplete treatment, delayed diagnosis and poor living conditions are contributing to the continued spread of…