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

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...

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Document Date
2019/09/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
141949
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2019/09/20
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
India : Can TB Patients Help Successfully Identify Others for Testing?
Keywords
Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund

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India : Can TB Patients Help Successfully Identify Others for Testing? (English). From Evidence to Policy Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/690631568964665490

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