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

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

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.

DOI

10.5588/ijtld.24.0338

Type

Journal

The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Publication Date

11/2024

Volume

28

Pages

517 - 520

Addresses

Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands;, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Keywords

Humans, Tuberculosis, Social Sciences, Public Health, Social Justice, Health Services Accessibility, Healthcare Disparities, Global Health, Health Equity

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