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The clock is ticking for a gender-sensitive response to End TB

Harris, Rachelle, Millington, Kerry and Horton, katherine (2021) The clock is ticking for a gender-sensitive response to End TB. Liverpool, LSTM website.

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Abstract

TB is among the deadliest infectious diseases across the world. Globally, an estimated 10 million people fell ill with TB in 2019. Of these, nearly 3 million people were not detected or officially notified and did not receive the care they needed. This denies those affected the right to health and wellbeing and also puts others at risk. Gender has a powerful influence on health and wellbeing, intersecting with other individual, social, and economic factors to impact on people’s right to health and equitable access to quality healthcare. It is clear that gender-responsive approaches are needed across the spectrum of TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care, yet there is a lack of evidence to support the development and implementation of such strategies. Without innovative, evidence-informed solutions, we will fail to leave no-one behind and realise health for all in the Sustainable Development Goals. The clock is ticking.

Item Type: Other
Additional Information: blog post on LSTM website
Subjects: WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries
WF Respiratory System > Tuberculosis > WF 200 Tuberculosis (General)
Faculty: Department: Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department
Depositing User: Joy Gilroy
Date Deposited: 20 May 2021 12:07
Last Modified: 20 May 2021 12:07
URI: https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/17765

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