Pvt hospitals reluctant to join BMC’s effort to combat TB
1 year, 3 months ago

Pvt hospitals reluctant to join BMC’s effort to combat TB

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Six months after it expressed interest in starting drug-resistant tuberculosis centres in private hospitals to make TB treatment more accessible for patients, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation finds only one private hospital coming forward as others continue to show reluctance. HT Image BMC’s health team held a second round of meetings with Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital -Andheri last week, which said they are ready to collaborate with the corporation to fight TB. Dr Santosh Shetty, CEO, KDAH, said, “We will be going ahead with the collaboration as it will also mean that our patients will get access to the latest TB drugs for treatment of drug-resistant forms of TB.” BMC held the first meeting of the corporate hospitals in March this year to start DR-TB centres in private hospitals. While private Dr-TB is presently functional in PD Hinduja Hospital and KJ Somaiya Hospital, Dr Yatin Dholakia, secretary of Maharashtra State Anti-TB Association said having more DR-TB centres in private hospitals will improve access to DR-TB treatment.

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New Indian Express  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 8 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Reduced access to TB care contributes to more deaths in 2021

Hindustan Times  

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