The rising tide of tuberculosis in Pakistan: Factors, impact, and multi‐faceted approaches for prevention and control

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health concern in Pakistan, which is ranked fifth among high‐burden TB nations worldwide. The growing frequency of drug‐resistant TB strains, particularly multidrug‐resistant TB (MDR‐TB), creates new obstacles. Socioeconomic factors, a lac...

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Published in:	Health Science Reports
Main Authors:	Hamid Ullah, Hafsa Ahmed, Ariba Salman, Rabia Iqbal, Sayed Jawad Hussaini, Abdullah Malikzai
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2024-10-01
Subjects:	latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) multidrug‐resistant TB (MDR‐TB) National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) Pakistan prevention and control tuberculosis (TB)
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.70130