Tuberculosis in Bangladesh

Fortify mechanisms to tackle TB

Bangladesh’s less-than-impressive performance in tackling tuberculosis (TB) is concerning.
25 March 2025, 04:00 AM

Tuberculosis incidence in Bangladesh: WHO’s 2025 targets remain a far cry

The target for 2025 is a 50 percent reduction in tuberculosis incidence rate compared to that of 2015.
23 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Childhood tuberculosis getting more attention

Tuberculosis (TB) in children is a neglected aspect of the TB epidemic. Even though TB is a preventable and curable disease, it continues to impact the lives and development potentials of millions of children.
4 May 2019, 18:00 PM

We Can End TB

Nine year old Sabbir was ill. For several weeks he complained of chest pain and had a bad cough, sometimes coughing blood. His
23 March 2019, 18:00 PM

New recommendations to accelerate progress on TB

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new guidance to improve treatment of multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB). WHO is recommending shifting to fully oral regimens to treat people with MDR-TB.
23 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Facts about XDR-TB

XDR-TB, an abbreviation for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), is a form of TB which is resistant to at least four of the core
23 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Targets to eliminate TB within a generation

A world free of tuberculosis (TB) is possible by 2045 if increased political will and financial resources are directed towards priority
23 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Challenging TB in Bangladesh

Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
23 March 2019, 18:00 PM

6,000 TB deaths in 2015: Govt report

Tuberculosis is still a persisting cause of mortality in Bangladesh as a government report reveals today it caused 6,000 deaths in 2015 alone.
23 March 2016, 10:01 AM