Opinion: The resurgence of tuberculosis is behavioral, not medical. Nudges can fix it
Keheala — a homophone of the Hebrew word for community — helps address the behavioral causes of not completing #TB treatment by providing motivation and support throughout the arduous course…
by Erez Yoeli and Jon Rathauser and David Rand
Oct 25, 2019
3 minutes
Nancy had been coughing for months. When she started experiencing chest pain, this bubbly mother of three and very proud grandmother went to see a doctor at her local clinic in Thika, about 20 miles northeast of Nairobi. He delivered a crushing diagnosis: She had contracted a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis. That was in June 2016.
For the next eight months, Nancy went to the clinic daily to receive an injection of a strong antibiotic and take a cocktail of 15 pills that were also antibiotics. She became so weakened by the disease and her medications
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days