Building social equity and person-centred innovation into the end TB response

N Engel, I Apolosi, A Bhargava, A Bhan, C Celan, A Mak, J Chikovore, Y Chorna, MM Claassens, S Dagron, JT Denholm, M Frick, J Furin, G Hoddinott, D Kashnitsky, K Kielmann, T Kunor, D Lin, A Mcdowell, EM MitchellC Oga-omenka, P Samina, SA Shikoli, DS Silva, R Stein, J Stillo, HM van der Westhuizen, T Wingfield, A Zwerling, A Daftary

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Abstract

Reducing systemic inequities in testing, access to care, social protection – and in the scientific process – is essential to end TB. Incorporating social science methods and expertise on inequity into the mainstream TB response would help ensure that political commitments to equity move beyond symbolic gestures. We convened a meeting between TB social scientists, people with lived experience, civil society and community members to discuss equity within the global TB response. Here, we propose five means by which a social science lens can strengthen equitable, person-centred responses and reconcile the public health significance of TB with the principles of social justice.
Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Volume28
Issue number11
Pages (from-to)517-520
Number of pages4
ISSN1027-3719
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Call to action
  • Health equity
  • Research agenda
  • Social sciences
  • Tuberculosis

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