World TB Day | How tuberculosis affects women differently
Published on : Mar 25, 2026Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, continuing to pose...
: Sakshi Srivastava
We need to talk more openly about TB: Dr Soumya Swaminathan on India’s TB fight
Published on : Mar 23, 2026Calling for a more open and stigma-free conversation around Tuberculosis,...
: Sakshi Srivastava
From polio victory to TB fight: First Check champions India’s public health mission
Published on : Mar 16, 2026The journey of First Check is rooted in a...
: Dr Sabba Mehmood
India tops global TB chart: Why the nation remains at the epicenter of the crisis
Published on : Nov 20, 2025A new World Health Organization (WHO) report has once again placed...
: Sakshi Srivastava
WHO calls food assistance key to fighting TB; What the new guidelines mean for India | Explained
Published on : Oct 30, 2025A recent update from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on...
: Sakshi Srivastava
TB countdown begins: Will India achieve TB elimination by deadline in six months?
Published on : Jul 1, 2025In 2018, India set a goal to eliminate tuberculosis (TB)...
: Sneha Richhariya
Vaccines will play an important role in eliminating TB: ICMR Chief
Published on : Apr 26, 2025As India inches closer to the deadline it set itself...
: First Check Team
World TB Day: Surviving tuberculosis in Delhi’s night shelters
Published on : Mar 24, 2025Forty-year-old Ranjit Singh stays at the night shelter on Asaf...
: Sneha Richhariya
2023: TB surpasses COVID-19 as leading global killer, India worst affected
Published on : Nov 1, 2024In 2023, Tuberculosis (TB) reclaimed its position as the...
: First Check Team
FACT CHECK: US Vice President Hopeful JD Vance’s Disease Surge Claims Contradict Health Data
Published on : Sep 30, 2024CLAIM: JD Vance asserts a "massive rise" in communicable diseases...
: Allen Joe Mathew
Healthcare workers 8 times more likely to contract TB: study
Published on : Sep 10, 2024The study on healthcare workers, analysed 10 distinct studies conducted between...
: Allen Joe Mathew
India closing the gap between estimated and reported TB cases: Report
Published on : Apr 12, 2024India TB Report 2024, by the Ministry of Health and...
: First Check Team
Fact-check: Expert take on 6 tuberculosis myths
Published on : Apr 3, 2024TB is curable, but the biggest challenge remains the general...
: Deepika Khurana
World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Debunking 6 TB myths
Published on : Mar 24, 2023Can it be cured? Does it affect only the lungs?...