On stigma and its impact on the progress, diagnostics and treatment of TB on Apostrophe TV

Stigma is one of the factors adversely impacting the detection, progress and treatment of TB.  In the Apostrophe TV studio, the journalists were talking on whether stigma can be overcome; what are the consequences of stigma in TN treatment; how the people with TB should counter the prejudices of others regarding their diagnosis, etc., with Yana Terleieva, Deputy Head of the TB Treatment Programs Coordination Division of the  Center for Public Health of Ukraine, and Vladyslav Denysenko, TB Advocacy Specialist of  100% Life – the Network of PLWH.

Watch HERE

The program is prepared by the Stop TB Partnership Ukraine, Convictus Ukraine being its Secretariat.

The program was created with the generous support of the American people, provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through funding for the project “Supporting efforts to combat tuberculosis in Ukraine.” The program is the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.