Digital health solutions and integrated COVID-19 and TB services to help recover TB care and prevention services in the COVID-19 pandemic: A descriptive study in four high TB burden countries.
Ineke SpruijtYalda AlamHuong NguyenBakyt MyrzalievMuratbek AhmatovBethrand OdumeLillian MteiAgnes GebhardMustapha GidadoDegu JerenePublished in: PloS one (2023)
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, we did not observe consistent changes in TB notifications across countries. However, all countries reported lower operating levels of TB prevention and care services. Digital health solutions, community-based interventions, and the integration of COVID-19 and TB testing services were employed to recover and retain those services.