In Rural India, High-tech Vans Find "Missing" TB Patients
The Global Fund - "Every year, approximately 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis, but only 6 million are identified. The rest are “missing”– undiagnosed, untreated or unreported to the health systems. Missing TB cases and drug-resistant TB are challenges in fighting the disease, and pose a threat to global health security.
(...) On a recent morning, a van arrived in a farming community 100 kilometers east of Mumbai with eye-catching messages on its sides: “TB Test on Wheels!!! Taking TB Diagnostics Closer to the Public!!!” (Photo: Fotos GOVBA/flickr, CC BY 2.0)