Suresh G Shastri, Pooja Sancheti, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Gagana G Dayananda, Pujari K Srinivas, Murugesh Jayaprakash, Shivashankara N Ninge Gowda, Aditi Krishnamurthy, Balu P Srinivasa, Anil Singarajipura, Randeep Devendiran
The WHO's "End TB" initiative aims to reduce catastrophic expenses, incidence, and mortality by 90%, 80%, and 0%, respectively by 2030 and Government of India has committed to reaching these goals by 2025. Despite tremendous progress, tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the main public health issues. To limit TB transmission and expedite reduction in incidence, further measures are needed. These milestones and objectives remain aspirational until we achieve "Universal access" to high-quality TB diagnosis and treatment...
March 2024: Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia