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North Kashmir's Sonawari Reports Two Drug-Resistant TB Cases Among Women
Community Health Centre (CHC) Hajin has confirmed two cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in North Kashmir's Sonawari area this year, both involving women. Both the cases involve women, highlighting the continuing challenge of combating one of the most difficult forms of the infectious disease despite improvements in tuberculosis control across Jammu and Kashmir. Drug-resistant tuberculosis develops when the bacteria causing TB is resistant to medicines that are normally used to treat t
8 Aug 2026 8:52 pm