Making Tuberculosis History: Community-based Solutions for Millions

For over 25 years, BRAC, one of the world's largest NGOs, has used a community-based approach to bring TB care to hundreds of thousands of people. A key element of its success has been an army of health volunteers who deliver services directly to patients' doorsteps. The program's innovations include mobile outreach to collect sputum samples and a bonding system to ensure patients complete their treatment. This approach has allowed BRAC to achieve some of the highest cure rates while operating at an unprecedented scale. Making Tuberculosis History provides a complete account of the program's journey, from its initial conception and pilot phase to its refinement, scaling, and management. It also details how the model has been adapted for new contexts, including the rapidly growing urban areas of Bangladesh and the remote mountainous regions of Afghanistan.