Delphina Peter Pathinathan

Key Findings TB champions—individuals who have been affected by TB, have completed treatment, and subsequently been trained to provide support and counseling—provided baseline and additional counseling for more than 95% of severely ill people with TB and facilitated nutritional supplementation for 60% of those with severe undernutrition. The unique ability of TB champions to draw on their personal experiences of TB to motivate others is evident.

TB champions—individuals who have been affected by TB, have completed treatment, and subsequently been trained to provide support and counseling—provided baseline and additional counseling for more than 95% of severely ill people with TB and facilitated nutritional supplementation for 60% of those with severe undernutrition. The unique ability of TB champions to draw on their personal experiences of TB to motivate others is evident.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open Access Global Health: Science and Practice 11(2):e2200505; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00505 Key Findings To reduce TB deaths in resource-limited settings, triaging at diagnosis can identify those with immediate need for comprehensive assessment and inpatient care. This type of differentiated TB care model was successfully implemented in Tamil Nadu, India, without additional stress on the health system.