Integrating tobacco and tuberculosis control programs in India: A win–win situation

Tobacco Control in India

Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis Control. a Global and Indian Situation

The Situation of HIV/M. tuberculosis Co-Infection in India

In November 2008, European Commission initiated a collaborative research and information dissemination project entitled “European Network for global cooperation in the field of AIDS and TB (EUCO-Net)” involving Institutions in Europe (Germany, Belgium, Italy), Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia), Russia, South Africa, and India with the following objectives: a) to provide an overview of...

Tuberculosis Situation in India: Measuring It through Time*

For the planning and subsequent review of the strategy for control of any communicable disease, information on the epidemiological situation and its trend may be considered a vital input. Some may even view it to be a virtual pre-requisite for planned intervention. In a chronic disease like tuberculosis, the exact level of prevalence or incidence is of lesser importance than its time trend. Sur...

Undernutrition & tuberculosis in India: Situation analysis & the way forward

Undernutrition and tuberculosis (TB) are linked and have a bidirectional relationship. Undernutrition increases the risk of TB which in turn, can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition not only is a risk factor for progression of latent TB infection to active disease, but also increases the risk of drug toxicity, relapse and death once TB develops. The dietary intake of TB patients in the country...