The Impact of COVID-19 on Tuberculosis Program Performance in the Kingdom of Lesotho

Background: As tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne disease requiring multi-month therapy, systems of TB detection and care were profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The worsening economic situation, including income, food, and housing insecurity, impacted the social conditions in which TB—alre...

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Published in:	Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Main Authors:	Afom T. Andom, Donald Fejfar, Courtney M. Yuen, Melino Ndayizigiye, Jean Claude Mugunga, Joia S. Mukherjee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Subjects:	COVID-19 tuberculosis essential health services time series modeling health policy
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/3/165

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