Tuberculosis

APP Quetta: The number of Tuberculosis (TB) cases witnessed a notable increase reflecting both growing awareness of the disease and expanded healthcare interventions across the province. Balochistan has made significant strides in…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Umarkot: 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…

AFP New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that a staggering 8.2 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) were diagnosed worldwide in 2023, marking the highest number since the organization began monitoring TB on a…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Weak and underfed, a worker questions the higher-ups: where is his money going? In Pakistan, masses are often illiterate and unaware that the system from top to bottom is smeared with corruption. This man,…

APP Islamabad: 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 Desk ISLAMABAD: 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…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: Physical and mental health of people is of central importance for the progress, development, and prosperity of Pakistan. It goes without saying that unhealthy people are generally unable to contribute fully to…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: The physical and mental health of people is of central importance for the progress, development, and prosperity of Pakistan. Unhealthy people are generally unable to contribute fully to nation-building. It is for this…

News Desk Lahore:Tuberculosis (TB) is spreading rapidly in third world countries, including Pakistan, due to a number of factors, though it has now become a curable disease. These views were expressed by Post-graduate Medical…