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

· Apr 01, 2022 · 07:30 am

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

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Chapal Mehra

· Mar 26, 2022 · 09:00 am

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

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Bulbul Sharma

· Mar 24, 2022 · 09:00 am

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

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Keyuri Bhanushali

· Mar 23, 2022 · 07:30 am

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

· Mar 24, 2019 · 02:30 pm

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

· Mar 24, 2017 · 05:30 am