Intermediate Reference Laboratory, State TB Demonstration and Training Centre, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Department of Biotechnology, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Public Health Policy. 2021 Mar;42(1):185-189. doi: 10.1057/s41271-020-00265-8. Epub 2020 Nov 24.
During the early months of the 2020 COVID-19 crisis, critical services in India for tuberculosis (TB) have been disrupted. India has one of the highest burdens of TB and requires continuity of critical TB care. Here, we highlight important points and approaches that can be used to guide navigation of the combined COVID-19 and TB crisis in India.
在 2020 年 COVID-19 危机的早期,印度的结核病(TB)关键服务受到了干扰。印度是结核病负担最重的国家之一,需要持续提供关键的结核病护理。在这里,我们重点介绍了一些重要的要点和方法,可用于指导印度应对 COVID-19 和 TB 双重危机。