March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day. On this occasion Gurgaon Ki Awaaz Community Radio broadcast a special talk show with India’s top doctors for TB and other infectious diseases. In the show doctors explain the difference between Latent and Active TB, the challenges in testing and diagnosis, the importance of completing the treatment regimen, the role of nutrition in preventing active TB, and the need for a vaccine to reduce the TB burden in India.
Doctors on the show are:
- Dr Randeep Guleria, former Director AIIMS New Delhi,
- Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist WHO,
- Dr Anurag Bhargava, Professor of Medicine and Head, Centre for Nutrition Studies, Yenepoya University, Mangaluru and
- Dr Rajat Goyal, Country Director International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).
This document was last updated on March 25, 2024
It was first published on March 23, 2024 . Filed under: #campaigns, #tuberculosis, #health, #featured
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