Eureka now testing for cancer, infectious diseases
Staff Reporter, Guyana Chronicle, May 11, 2019
https://guyanachronicle.com/2019/05/11/eureka-now-testing-for-cancer-infectious-diseases
EUREKA Lab, in celebrating its 24th Anniversary in the business, launched a new Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) system which will test for Cervical Cancer and infectious diseases....
Read moreIndian-made diagnostic test for TB being validated
Staff Reporter, The Hindu, March 23, 2019
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/indian-made-diagnostic-test-for-tb-being-validated/article26614321.ece
WHO chief scientist calls for higher investment on TB control:The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on validating an Indian-made diagnostic test for tuberculosis...
Read moreTrueNat: India made TB diagnostic test being validated by WHO
The Policy Times Bureau, March 23, 2019
http://thepolicytimes.com/trunat-india-made-tb-diagnostic-test-being-validated-by-who/
“We have the Indian-made diagnostic test- TruNat - that is in the process of getting validated. It will be the first point of care molecular TB diagnostic test that can be taken into a primary health centre and used because it is battery-operated. It is much more user-friendly that GeneXpert.” Dr Soumya Swaminathan.
Read moreDoctors focus on infection control, role of surgery to treat tuberculosis.
Ritika Gupta, January 06, 2019
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/docs-focus-on-infection-control-role-of-surgery-to-treat-tb/articleshow/67398159.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&&&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Experts focused on topics like infection control in interventional pulmonology, role of surgery in tuberculosis treatment and lung cancer on the second day of the 73 rd National Conference of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases on Saturday...
Read moreThe Stop TB Partnership welcomes India's Andhra Pradesh State innovative private-public approach to ending TB
Sreenivas Nair, Regional Advisor, Country and Community Support For Impact Team, The Stop TB Partnership,, December 15, 2018
http://www.stoptb.org/news/stories/2018/ns18_080.asp
Earlier this year Andhra Pradesh, home to 50 million people, was prestigiously recognized by the Indian Ministry of Health as the leading state in the battle against TB...
Read moreQuantuMDx and Molbio announce Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Future Tech Festival
December 12, 2018
https://quantumdx.com/news/quantumdx-molbio-mou
QuantuMDx Group Limited and Molbio Diagnostics Private Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities for joint working...
Read moreTo Tackle the Tuberculosis Crisis, Diagnostics Must Be Brought Closer to Patients
Biraj Swain,, November 30, 2018
https://thewire.in/health/to-tackle-the-tuberculosis-crisis-diagnostics-must-be-brought-closer-to-patients
Tuberculosis is the world's top infectious killer. In 2017, it killed 1.6 million people. The same year, ten million more were infected. India contributes 27% of the global TB burden...
Read moreIndia's MolBio Brings Tuberculosis MDx to Point of Care With Help From FIND
Madeleine Johnson, September 19, 2018
https://www.genomeweb.com/pcr/indias-molbio-brings-tuberculosis-mdx-point-care-help-find#.XEGloFUzaUl
MolBio, a Goa, India-based molecular diagnostics manufacturer, is bringing tuberculosis testing closer to patients in its home country, potentially competing with imported testing...
Read moreTB survivors to be roped in to eliminate disease by 2025.
Abantika Ghosh, April 18, 2018
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/tb-survivors-to-be-roped-in-to-eliminate-disease-by-2025-5141784/
Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday said 'TB Champions', who survived tuberculosis, should be identified to raise awareness about the disease and meet a deadline, set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to make India TB-free by 2025...
Read moreEnding TB in India by 2025 is ambitious, not impossible.
K VijayRaghavan, March 21, 2018
https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/ending-tb-in-india-by-2025-is-ambitious-not-impossible/story-BJ88CUONziRlBGgRDjpUHJ.html
The Delhi End tuberculosis (End-TB) summit held recently was a watershed moment in the history of the disease. Prime Minister Narendra Modi affirmed a national commitment to rid India of tuberculosis by 2025...
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