Tuberculosis

Goa Health Dept Pushes AI & Community Initiatives for TB & Cancer Detection December 24, 2024 The Goa government adopts artificial intelligence as part of its strategy to eradicate tuberculosis, aiming to enhance early diagnosis, treatment accuracy, and monitoring of patients.

IIT Indore Develops New Compounds to Combat Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis September 5, 2024 The new compounds from IIT Indore could help reduce long-term healthcare costs and support indigenous drug development.

Illumina Expands Global Presence with New Capability Center in Bengaluru September 2, 2024 Bengaluru joins Singapore, Cambridge, Eindhoven, Shanghai, Madison, Hayward, and San Diego as an Illumina Global Capability Center.

ICMR Develops Affordable CRISPR-Based TB Detection Tool August 27, 2024 The test is priced at INR 35 per sample and developed by ICMR's regional center in Dibrugarh, Assam, as the 'CRISPR Cas12a-based TB detection system'.

Indian Startup Salcit Technologies Partners with Google to Combat TB Using AI August 21, 2024 Google’s HeAR bioacoustic foundation model is trained on approximately 300 million audio data samples, including roughly 100 million cough sounds.

World Health Day: The Role of AI in Transforming Radiology and Improving Healthcare Outcomes April 7, 2024 AI-powered solutions are also addressing specific challenges within radiology, such as the interpretation of chest X-rays.

“qSpot-TB will play a vital role in TB detection and screening amidst evolving public health challenges”: Bunty Kundnani, Qure.ai March 4, 2024 In this email interview to DHN, Qure.ai’s chief regulatory affairs officer, Bunty Kundnani explains what the FDA Breakthrough device designation means for their solution.

India Is Implementing Largest Digital Programme for TB Surveillance & Monitoring: Dr Sanjay Mattoo February 26, 2024 NTEP aims to eradicate TB by 2025, with India making strides in scaling up molecular diagnostics

TN Health Dept Signs MoU with IOCL to Foster TB Diagnosis January 5, 2024 While the government had increased testing by 40% in the previous year, the TN Health Minister said that doctors wanted an additional fleet of diagnostic equipment to increase the capacity to identify both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB cases.

Siemens Healthineers Collaborates with Qure.ai & Global Fund to Deploy AI in Tuberculosis Diagnosis October 20, 2023 This collaboration aims to utilise AI as a pivotal solution in combating Tuberculosis, a disease that takes a life every two minutes.

Parliament Panel Urges Using Drones, Mobile Apps, Others in TB Eradication Move in India October 9, 2023 The parliamentary panel recommends leveraging technology, drones, mobile apps, and integrated systems for TB surveillance and control efforts under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (PMTBMBA).

AI Booster from TB to Cancer July 13, 2023 In a deal with BlackSoil, a prominent investment firm, GenWorks Health has received $4 million in funding. Through this investment, GenWorks Health can provide quality healthcare in underserved areas.