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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge, but Brunei Darussalam has recorded a decline in cases over the past year, reflecting ongoing efforts to combat the infectious disease.
BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The incidence and mortality rates of tuberculosis (TB) in China have dropped 30 percent from the figures in 2012, according to a 2024-2030 national plan for TB prevention and treatment.
Popping this antibiotic pill helps protect children living in households with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
An initiative called Celik TB aims to improve tuberculosis awareness and treatment adherence among Malaysians.
LONDON (Reuters) - A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters on Tuesday.
This ancient infection overtakes Covid-19 as the infectious disease causing the most deaths worldwide.
Here's what the United States healthcare shake-up means to you and the world.
DAR ES SALAM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania on Monday joined the international community in marking World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, saying the government has successfully reduced new TB infections by about 40 percent in eight years.
VIENTIANE: More than 2.4 million people across Asean are estimated to be affected by tuberculosis (TB), based on the Global TB Report 2023.
NAIROBI, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Monday announced that it has signed six grants totaling 59.7 billion shillings (about 462 million U.S. dollars) to support programs targeting HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.
From PROF DR CHING SIEW MOOI, Department of Family Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Universiti Putra Malaysia.
HANOI: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed imposing a special consumption tax on sugary beverages.
Letter from Dr Jo Ann Andoy Galvan, senior lecturer, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Taylor's University
PUTRAJAYA: The tuberculosis cases that have been detected in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur are under control, says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
Thousands of frontline community health workers and field staff in a USAID-funded tuberculosis project had been laid off after the United States froze funding, a Cambodian health organisation chief said.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Monday (March 24, 2025)
PHNOM PENH, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of Cambodian frontline community health workers and field staff in a USAID-funded tuberculosis project had been laid off after the U.S. froze funding, a Cambodian health organization chief said on Tuesday.
KIGALI, July 20 (Xinhua) -- The Rwandan government has launched a campaign called "TunyweLess" ("Let's Drink Less" in Kiswahili) after a recent survey showed a significant increase in alcohol consumption among people, especially the youth in the country.
BUTTERWORTH: The Health Ministry has urged parties donating food to welfare homes and tahfiz centres to prioritise food safety.
(Reuters) - Global deaths from tuberculosis are estimated to have increased between 2019 and 2021, reversing years of decline as the COVID-19 pandemic severely derailed efforts to tackle the disease, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
