‘An estimated 1·6 million people die from the disease annually, including 230 000 children. The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis, published in March this year [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)30024-8/fulltext], sadly concluded that little has changed over the past decade.’
CITATION: Editorial| volume 394, issue 10202, p896, september 14, 2019
Tuberculosis needs accelerated and continued attention
The Lancet
Published:September 14, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32082-3
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Previous work by HIFA highlighted the fact that ‘More than 9 in 10 prescriptions for tuberculosis in India are incorrect, predisposing those patients and the general population to multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in the future. (Mishra G et al. Tuberculosis Prescription Patterns in Pr4ivate and Public Sector in India. National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine 2013;4:71-78) http://www.hifa.org/about-hifa/why-hifa-needed
We would be interested to learn more on the role of knowledge, attitudes and practice in relation to the prevention, detection and management of tuberculosis.
Best wishes, Neil
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