‘It only takes 2.1 treatment errors to convert a TB patient into an MDR patient’
– Dr Zarir F Udwadia, Consultant Chest Physician
‘For the first time in 50 years, there is hope’
– Leena Menghaney, Manager (India), Access Campaign, Medecins Sans Frontieres
‘Engaging the private sector is important to prevent TB spread’
– Dr Evan Lee, Vice President of Global Health Programs, Eli Lilly
‘It is important to listen to, respect the patient’s voice’
– Blessina Kumar, Delhi-based health activist and public health consultant
‘Media and the TB control sector – time to build a relationship’
– Bharathi Ghanashyam, Journalists against TB
‘Preventing drug-resistant TB in India’
– Madhukar Pai, Professor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
‘Pharmacists: an untapped potential in TB care and control’
– Manjiri Gharat, Vice-President and Chairperson, Indian Pharmaceutical Association-Community Pharmacy Division (IPA CPD)
‘Response to TB in India needs bold policies’
– Dr Suvanand Sahu, Team Leader for TB-REACH, Stop TB Partnership