Amrita Daftary is assistant professor (research) at McGill University, Montreal, and a researcher at the McGill International TB Centre. She is an expert in qualitative research and the social and behavioral contexts of tuberculosis, particularly drug-resistant TB, and TB-HIV coinfection in resource-limited settings. Follow her @DaftaryAmrita.   https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/amrita-daftary/rss en Health Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:31:18 +0000 Madhukar Pai, Amrita Daftary https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/03/24/time-address-devastating-impact-tb-indias-women https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/03/24/time-address-devastating-impact-tb-indias-women For women in India, being diagnosed with tuberculosis means a lifetime of persecution and rejection by community and family. But interventions to reduce stigma, like those that have worked for HIV, could provide a solution, say TB experts Amrita Daftary and Madhukar Pai.