Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kandahar University, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Neuropsychiatric and Behavioral Science Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kandahar University, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Indian J Tuberc. 2022 Oct;69(4):383-384. doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2022.03.002. Epub 2022 Mar 11.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a huge global health concern, especially for low and middle-income countries. In Afghanistan, TB is highly prevalent that is attributed in part to, notable poverty, resource constraints, and a mismanaged health care system that engulf the country. This article describes unique challenges for TB care in Afghanistan. It concludes this endemic problem may now multiply due to COVID-19 and political challenges and transform into a disaster that may result in higher morbidity and mortality among TB patients. We recommend addressing the need for appropriate and timely TB-care amid the post-conflict setting. Additionally, the health workforce needs to play a vital role in policy advocacy and health service delivery that promotes TB care in this post-conflict and resource-limited setting.
结核病（TB）是一个全球性的重大卫生问题，特别是在低收入和中等收入国家。在阿富汗，结核病的发病率很高，部分原因是该国存在显著的贫困、资源限制以及管理不善的医疗保健系统。本文描述了阿富汗结核病护理所面临的独特挑战。它得出的结论是，由于 COVID-19 和政治挑战，这一地方性问题现在可能会增加，并演变成一场灾难，可能导致结核病患者的发病率和死亡率上升。我们建议在冲突后环境中解决及时提供适当结核病护理的需求。此外，卫生工作者需要在政策倡导和提供卫生服务方面发挥重要作用，以促进在这个冲突后和资源有限的环境中提供结核病护理。
