Innovation Isn’t Enough:Why TB Technology Must BeMatched with Systems Change

By: Hafsa Ishaque, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, on practicum placement at KELIN


Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases despite being both preventable and curable. In 2023 alone, over 10 million people developed TB, yet millions were never diagnosed or treated. These are often referred to as the “missing cases” which refers to individuals who either never access diagnostic services or experience significant delays in getting a diagnosis