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Time to Address the Devastating Impact of TB on India’s Women
Amrita Daftary
Assistant Professor, McGill University, Montreal
Madhukar Pai
Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health, McGill University, Montreal
Amrita Daftary Assistant Professor, McGill University, Montreal
Madhukar Pai Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health, McGill University, Montreal
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.