On the morning of 8th May 2020, Umesh* got a call from Sangeeta, a field staff working with Innovators In Health, regarding a certain sum of money (INR 1000) that had been transferred to his bank account. 28-year-old Umesh is currently undergoing treatment for TB. He quickly got up, brushed his teeth, took his bankContinue reading “Support to TB patients during the pandemic: Stories from rural Bihar”
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Woes of private Tuberculosis patients amid lockdown and COVID19 crisis
The nationwide lockdown in India had created an unprecedented vacuum in the domain of drug adherence of tuberculosis patients be it public or private patients. It has put forth challenges for patients in accessing care from both public and private health care providers. While some private clinics/nursing homes/hospitals had closed temporarily fearing further spread ofContinue reading “Woes of private Tuberculosis patients amid lockdown and COVID19 crisis”
COVID- 19 के वजह से हुए लॉकडाउन के दौरान TB और HIV से प्रभावित व्यक्तियों की मुश्किलें
वैश्विक महामारी कोरोना वायरस (COVID -19) के संक्रमण को रोकने के लिए राष्ट्रव्यापी लॉकडाउन है, आसान शब्दों में कहें तो तालाबंदी। इस स्थिति में जैसे बीमारियों का भी ‘वर्गीकरण’ हो गया है, और बीमार व्यक्तियों को लोग दो तरीके से देख रहे हैं। एक जो कोरोना से प्रभावित हैं, दूसरे वो जो अन्य बीमारियों याContinue reading “COVID- 19 के वजह से हुए लॉकडाउन के दौरान TB और HIV से प्रभावित व्यक्तियों की मुश्किलें”
Diagnosis and Care for MDR TB: A case study from rural Bihar
Diagnosis of a communicable disease like Tuberculosis is terrifying for anyone. Jitendra Kumar and his family members were shattered when he was diagnosed with Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Jitendra lives in Barbatta Panchayat which comes under the Sarairanjan block of the state of Bihar. According to the India TB report 2019, Bihar alone constitutes 5%Continue reading “Diagnosis and Care for MDR TB: A case study from rural Bihar”
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