Delayed or misdiagnosis of TB: "I suffered MORE before getting diagnosed than during the treatment"
Channel: CNS
Date: 2023-10-01

Delayed or misdiagnosis of TB: "I suffered MORE before getting diagnosed than during the treatment" | ARATI, content creator (see her YouTube channel here www.youtube.com/@coloursoflife862 and Instagram here www.instagram.com/aradh_ya2245 ) was on the panel for #EndTB Dialogues #90for90 #GlobalVoices series.

She is a patient (as on 30 September 2023) of spinal TB, brain TB, and lung TB. She shares her ongoing journey and insights on:
* mental and emotional health needs
* delayed and misdiagnosis of TB (one wonders why is early and accurate diagnosis NOT a reality for all - in an era of WHO recommended molecular tests that are laboratory independent, point-of-care and decentralised such as Truenat)
* TB treatments, toxicity, side effects and how she copes
* Delay in rolling out of new treatments (shorter, less toxic, more effective)
& A LOT MORE.
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Over 90 months have passed by since the promise to end TB was made when heads of countries worldwide committed to UN SDGs (in 2015).

But progress towards TB elimination is way off the mark globally (barring very few exceptions).

Now, less than 90 months are left to end TB (by 2030) globally – and 28 months left to end TB in India by 2025 (as on August 2023).

90for90 Global Voices series present insights from those fighting TB on the frontlines on how the world can get on track to end TB, and also how we can synergise efforts to help accelerate progress towards other related SDG goals and targets such as ending AIDS, hunger, viral hepatitis, malaria, among others.

Thanks

#TB #EndTBDialogues #Season2 #tuberculosis #infectioncontrol #TBFreeIndia #TBMuktBharat

@coloursoflife862