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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Service Delivery in Nepal

  • Funded by Department of Health and Social Care / National Institute for Health and Care Research (DHSC-NIHR)
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Grant number: 20/005

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2021

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $6,651.76

  • Funder

    Department of Health and Social Care / National Institute for Health and Care Research (DHSC-NIHR)

  • Principal Investigator

    Kritika Dixit

  • Research Location

    Nepal

  • Lead Research Institution

    Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    CaregiversOtherUnspecified

Abstract

There are 10 million cases and 1.5 million deaths from TB annually. The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted TB diagnosis and treatment in high TB-burden settings. This increases the risk of drug-resistant TB and threatens TB control. To improve TB service resilience to crises, we need to understand the impact of different factors on service delivery, including lockdown restrictions, healthcare worker illness, resources diversion and logistic interruption, including of personal protective equipment. We will conduct interviews with TB care-providers and patients and gather evidence to quantify the COVID-19 impact on TB services to develop recommendations for service delivery in future emergencies.