A new opportunity to defeat the leading cause of infectious death in the world: tuberculosis.
On a recent visit to a densely populated homeless shelter in Delhi, India, I encountered firsthand the harsh reality of tuberculosis (TB), a disease that continues to claim lives in underprivileged regions despite current medical advances. A young boy whose family had recently moved into the shelter shared his harrowing experience with TB, which, due to a late diagnosis, led to the tragic loss of his sister. Despite being an airborne bacterial disease that has historically caused a significant share of deaths in developed nations such as the United States, TB has been largely controlled in these regions. However, in…
