World Tb Day
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TB’s invisible crisis and why accessible and supportive care for women, gender minorities is crucial
Living in patriarchal societies, such groups face unique challenges in accessing timely diagnosis and treatment.
Akshata Acharya & Manasi Khade
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How I survived brain and spine tuberculosis
From one survivor to another – let us help each other.
Arati Subba
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Charting the way forward to tackle the twin threats of TB and Covid-19
The pandemic-induced crisis is not just a wake-up call but also an opportunity to improve access to health services for tuberculosis. Let us not squander it.
Priya Dutt
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TB survivors should have been central to redesigning care policies, not reduced to an afterthought
Starting with fair compensation, a meaningful engagement with those who survive the disease will shape effective health services for those who need it the most.
Ashna Ashesh & Chapal Mehra
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The availability of an accurate, affordable diagnosis remains a weak link in India’s TB care
The disease is curable, but multiple factors ranging from a shortage of reliable tests to expenses hamper its early detection.
Ashna Ashesh & Bulbul Sharma
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TB and mental health concerns have to be addressed together – urgently
The health system must listen to survivors of the disease and build on an inclusive approach by bringing on board those at the margins.
Sandhya Krishnan & Keyuri Bhanushali
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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The world needs a human rights approach to end the tuberculosis epidemic
Even today, TB kills 1.6 million people a year globally – more people than any other infectious disease.
Madhukar Pai, The Conversation
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India has a drug-resistant tuberculosis crisis but lacks the right tools to detect cases
Patients whose diagnosis for MDR-TB is delayed drop out of the tuberculosis control programme or die waiting for help.
Menaka Rao