Community sputum collection points across Malawi managed to identify at least 1000 Tuberculosis (TB) patients in 2018 alone and helped the sick to access treatment, effectively avoiding transmission ...

The use of volunteers in community sputum collection has proven effective in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) at community level in Mchinji district. A media visit organized by National TB Program ...

Indications : A sputum examination is carried out on patients who show symptoms of TB. Sputum collection is done early in the morning. The patient must have eaten at least two hours before the test.

India Health Fund (IHF), a Tata Trusts initiative, has announced its funding and support for a first-of-its-kind lollipop- and chewing gum-inspired sputum collection device for testing tuberculosis ...

Mumbai: India Health Fund (IHF), a Tata Trusts initiative announced its funding and support for a lollipop- and chewing gum-inspired sputum collection device for testing tuberculosis (TB) among ...

Swedish scientists have developed a new device that can detect tuberculosis (TB) DNA in exhaled air, offering a potential alternative when sputum samples are difficult to obtain.Tuberculosis, an ...

Establishment of Sputum collecting centres in Ntcheu are having positive impact in identifying Tuberculosis (TB) patients in the distinct. TB Coordinator for Ntcheu, Sydreck Golden said this Friday at ...

Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], March 22 (ANI): The 100 Days TB Elimination campaign launched on December 7, last year nationwide and in Meghalaya has accelerated TB detection, treatment and awareness.

According to the World Health Organization, Tuberculosis is one of the top killers among infectious diseases: 1.5 million people died from TB in 2014. But many people who develop TB go undiagnosed, ...

Community sputum collection points across Malawi managed to identify at least 1000 Tuberculosis (TB) patients in 2018 alone and helped the sick to access treatment, effectively avoiding transmission ...