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Vashita Madan

Why the twin epidemics of mental health and TB must be tackled together and how it can be done

An integrated framework must address the physical and mental toll of disease treatment and the heightened vulnerability of mental health patients to TB.

Chapal Mehra
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Vashita Madan
· Sep 04, 2024 · 03:30 pm
Flaws in nutritional scheme for TB patients show challenges in feeding the hungry in Covid-19 times

The Nikshay Poshan Yojana scheme is well-intentioned but remains poorly conceptualised and executed.

Diptendu Bhattacharya
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Vashita Madan
· Sep 11, 2020 · 07:30 am
Social distancing and mental health: How to avoid taking the TB route in coronavirus

The fear around Covid-19 is taking the form of a foe with which TB patients and survivors are all too familiar – stigma.

Ashna Ashesh
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Vashita Madan
· Mar 31, 2020 · 07:30 am