Muhsin
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Muhsin
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Public Health Physician ll AI in Medicine ll Travel enthusiast
India TB Report 2024

Source: tbcindia.mohfw.gov.in/wp-content/u...
March 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR TUBERCULOSIS: 2017-25
ELIMINATION BY 2025

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March 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
TB Indicators:
In India, the Central TB Division assesses the States/ Union Territories (UTs) achievements and performances utilising 9 key indicators

State TB score indicators are shown in the table below and the maximum attainable total score is 100.
March 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In 2020, RNTCP was renamed "National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme" with the following objectives:

Source: ntep.in/node/4309/ie...
March 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
NTEP Objectives:
1. Early diagnosis of TB patients, prompt treatment with quality-assured drugs and treatment regimens.

2. Engaging with the patients seeking care in the private sector.

3. Prevention strategies include contact tracing in high-risk/vulnerable populations.
March 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In 2020, the RNTCP was renamed as the National TB Elimination Program (NTEP) to emphasize the aim of the Government of India to eliminate TB in India by 2025, five years ahead of the global targets of 2030.
March 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The vision of India's National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme is that the people suffering from TB receive the highest standards of care and support from healthcare providers of their choice
March 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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How a small Italian city became a model for mental health care: “The Trieste model has fascinated the mental health care community for close to five decades."
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How a small Italian city became a model for mental health care
Trieste’s community-based approach to mental illness contrasts with the large institutions of countries such as Japan
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December 23, 2024 at 7:13 AM
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At Torkham, a busy Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing, young children navigate heavy traffic, carrying burdensome loads. Their presence amid bustling trade highlights stark issues of exploitation, survival, and a precarious shadow economy.
Children of the border: Uncovering the crisis of child labor and sexual exploitation at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border
At Torkham, a busy Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing, young children navigate heavy traffic, carrying burdensome loads. Their presence amid bustling trade highlights stark issues of exploitation, survival, and a precarious shadow economy.
globalvoices.org
December 21, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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Time to Staphylococcus aureus blood culture positivity is a useful marker for infective endocarditis

This retrospective cohort study of >1700 cases of SAB suggests that if TTP > 13 hrs, the patient is unlikely to have endocarditis (NPV 96%, 95%CI 95-97)

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December 21, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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A study in contrast: how the US is failing with bird flu, versus how Rwanda ended Marburg outbreak

US: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Rwanda: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
December 21, 2024 at 4:18 PM
A wonderful starter pack indeed
We now have 3 starter packs for Global Health Nerds!

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Will keep updating!
December 6, 2024 at 5:57 PM