What will increase the detection of tuberculosis in Ukraine during the Covid-19 pandemic?

What will increase the detection of tuberculosis in Ukraine during the Covid-19 pandemic?

Covid-19 has directly influenced and continues to influence the detection of tuberculosis patients in Ukraine. Indicators of tuberculosis underdevelopment in a pandemic are growing. Olga Pavlova, Deputy Director of the Support to Tuberculosis Efforts in Ukraine, spoke in more detail about the factors influencing such statistics.

  1. Patients do not have access to services.
  2. An algorithm for tuberculosis active detection during Covid-19 has not been developed.
  3. Reform of the anti-tuberculosis system during Covid-19.