The Illusion of Free Care: How TB Financing Gaps Become Household Financial Crises
Despite “free” treatment initiatives, global tuberculosis funding meets just 27% of international targets. This macro-level deficit trickles directly down to patients, where unavoidable non-medical expenses and lost wages trigger economic collapse for over half of affected households. Defeating tuberculosis requires looking beyond antibiotic delivery to fix a broken global and domestic financial architecture.
