India : Can TB Patients Help Successfully Identify Others for Testing?

Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease spread through the air that can lead to death when left untreated. The disease killed some 1.6 million people in 2017, according to the World Health Organization, making it one of the top ten causes o...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	STRATEGIC IMPACT EVALUATION FUND HEALTH WORKERS TUBERCULOSIS ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES PEER REFERRAL CASH INCENTIVE DETECTION RATE SCREENING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/690631568964665490/India-Can-TB-Patients-Help-Successfully-Identify-Others-for-Testing http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32448

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spelling	okr-10986-324482021-05-25T10:54:44Z India : Can TB Patients Help Successfully Identify Others for Testing? World Bank STRATEGIC IMPACT EVALUATION FUND HEALTH WORKERS TUBERCULOSIS ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES PEER REFERRAL CASH INCENTIVE DETECTION RATE SCREENING Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease spread through the air that can lead to death when left untreated. The disease killed some 1.6 million people in 2017, according to the World Health Organization, making it one of the top ten causes of death worldwide and one of the leading causes of deaths from infectious disease. TB is treatable and patients are usually cured with a standard six-month course of medications. Treatment often is free of charge, but many cases of TB aren’t diagnosed or treated properly, particularly in low-income countries. Improving the detection of TB is crucial to ensure that infected individuals receive proper treatment and to prevent them from infecting others. 2019-09-25T16:41:26Z 2019-09-25T16:41:26Z 2019-09 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/690631568964665490/India-Can-TB-Patients-Help-Successfully-Identify-Others-for-Testing http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32448 English From Evidence to Policy; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief South Asia India
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description	Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease spread through the air that can lead to death when left untreated. The disease killed some 1.6 million people in 2017, according to the World Health Organization, making it one of the top ten causes of death worldwide and one of the leading causes of deaths from infectious disease. TB is treatable and patients are usually cured with a standard six-month course of medications. Treatment often is free of charge, but many cases of TB aren’t diagnosed or treated properly, particularly in low-income countries. Improving the detection of TB is crucial to ensure that infected individuals receive proper treatment and to prevent them from infecting others.
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title	India : Can TB Patients Help Successfully Identify Others for Testing?
title_short	India : Can TB Patients Help Successfully Identify Others for Testing?
title_full	India : Can TB Patients Help Successfully Identify Others for Testing?
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India : Can TB Patients Help Successfully Identify Others for Testing?

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