Jakarta expedites TB control efforts with TB alert villages
Jakarta is accelerating efforts to control tuberculosis (TB) by establishing TB alert villages in 267 community village.
Wed May 08 2024
[COLUMNIST] Ending Tuberculosis: Enhancing Prevention, Improving Diagnosis, and Incentivizing Treatment
With enhanced prevention, improved diagnosis and incentivised treatment, the target of ending tuberculosis is achievable.
Fri Mar 08 2024
India turns to AI to capture its 121 languages
Speech data collection can also boost rural livelihoods.
Fri Dec 08 2023
WHO acknowledges India's success in reducing TB incidence, mortality
India's Health Ministry said The World Health Organisation (WHO) has acknowledged India's success in lowering tuberculosis (TB) incidence and mortality since 2015.
Thu Nov 09 2023
World making 'huge mistake' not funding new TB vaccines - Gates
A lack of funding could delay late-stage trials of the first new vaccine against tuberculosis for more than a century, Bill Gates warned.
Wed Apr 05 2023
Higher TB death rate recorded in Malaysia last year - Dr Zaliha
Treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis is important for recovery and avoiding complications that can cause morbidity and mortality.
Fri Mar 24 2023
Urgency lacking as TB passes COVID as biggest killer: Expert
With global COVID deaths steadily declining, "TB has regained the dubious distinction", Spigelman said.
Wed Oct 26 2022
Fungal infection list launched by WHO flags global health threat
Fungal infections often strike people who are already severely ill, like cancer or tuberculosis patients.
Wed Oct 26 2022
Police say man's death in custody due to acute lung infection
Azri Ahmad said the autopsy did not show any injuries or criminal elements, and the case has been classified as sudden death.
Tue Apr 12 2022
208 deaths reported at immigration depots since 2018
Dr Ismail said among the reasons for their deaths were due to septic shock, tuberculosis, severe pneumonia, lung infection, dengue.
Thu Mar 17 2022
TB mortality increased, case detection decreased due to impact of COVID-19, says Khairy
Tuberculosis mortality in Malaysia increased by five per cent and case detection decreased by 10 per cent last year compared to 2019, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thu Oct 28 2021
COVID-19 disruption causing many deaths from TB, AIDS in poorest countries, fund says
Thousands of people will die of TB left untreated because of disruption to healthcare systems in poor countries caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
Wed Sep 08 2021
11 men held to assist probe into Butterworth funeral procession
The group of men, were believed to be friends of the man who died at the Seberang Jaya Hospital due to tuberculosis.
Mon Jun 21 2021
Australians trial TB vaccine to fight coronavirus
Australian researchers are fast-tracking large-scale human testing to see if a vaccine used for decades to prevent tuberculosis can protect health workers from COVID-19.
Fri Mar 27 2020
Dr Kye: FameLab's Second Malaysian World Champ Advances Fight To Eradicate TB
Putting Malaysia on the global map by winning Famelab 2018, Dr Siti Khayriyyah talks about how the win changed her life and meeting expectations as a World Champion.
Wed Nov 21 2018
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024