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Vol VIII, Issue 3
Date of Publication: July 02, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2023.010
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Public healthcare (in)accessibility for TB patients: a slum’s-eye view
Abstract:
The government healthcare system unintentionally excludes the destitute in several ways. In this article, a “slum’s-eye” perspective on the public healthcare system is offered through reflections on stories of tuberculosis patients in urban poor neighbourhoods. We hope these stories contribute to discourse on how to strengthen the public healthcare system and make it more accessible for all, especially the poor.
Copyright and license ©Indian Journal of Medical Ethics 2023: Open Access and Distributed under the Creative Commons license ( CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits only non-commercial and non-modified sharing in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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Thank you for writing this. It’s indeed the accurate picture of the public health system.
These are such important observations. How can we get this information on front of health officials so that treatment but blocked by kazi of Aadhaar and Bank details?
How to ensure patients are treated with respect? So many fatal flawa in the Health system