Globally, the basic principles of caring for tuberculosis (TB) disease remain prompt and accurate diagnosis, standardized treatment regimens, and appropriate treatment monitoring supported with essential public health responsibilities.1 India is the second-most populous country in the world and one-fourth of the global incident TB cases occur in India annually. In 2013, out of the estimated global annual incidence of 9 million TB cases, 2.1 million were estimated to have occurred in India.2 In the coming decades, the war against TB will worsen further with growing menace of drug resistance, comorbidities, and socioeconomic disparities which accompanies expanding globalization. It is, therefore, pertinent that as TB care providers, the patient management prescribed is made more holistic, encompassing both health and nonhealth sectors. This is especially so for countries like India wherein treating TB goes beyond medical expertise for a futuristic vision of TB elimination.
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