World Tuberculosis Day
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
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
TB is not only a disease of the lungs
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium Tuberculosis that most often affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is curable and
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
World Tuberculosis Day Today: Not all upazilas have screening facilities
Although tuberculosis (TB) infections have been a concern for Bangladesh for quite a long time, screening facilities are still not available in every upazila.
23 March 2019, 18:00 PM