TB preventive therapy: uptake and time to initiation during implementation of ‘7-1-7’

• A.D. Harries,
• D. Nair,
• P. Thekkur,
• R. Ananthakrishnan,
• R. Thiagesan,
• J.M. Chakaya,
• I. Mbithi,
• B. Jamil,
• R. Fatima,
• M. Khogali,
• R. Zachariah,
• S.D. Berger,
• S. Satyanarayana,
• A.M.V. Kumar,
• A.F. Bochner,
• A. McClelland

Affiliations

A.D. Harries

Center for Operational Research, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France;

D. Nair

Center for Operational Research, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France;

P. Thekkur

Center for Operational Research, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France;

R. Ananthakrishnan

REACH – Resource Group for Education and Advocacy for Community Health, Chennai, India;

R. Thiagesan

REACH – Resource Group for Education and Advocacy for Community Health, Chennai, India;

J.M. Chakaya

Respiratory Society of Kenya, Nairobi,

I. Mbithi

Respiratory Society of Kenya, Nairobi,

B. Jamil

Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan;

R. Fatima

Common Management Unit (TB, HIV/AIDS & Malaria), Islamabad, Pakistan;

M. Khogali

Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates;

R. Zachariah

United Nations Children Fund, United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), WHO, Geneva, Switzerland;

S.D. Berger

Center for Operational Research, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France;

S. Satyanarayana

Center for Operational Research, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France;

A.M.V. Kumar

Center for Operational Research, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France;

A.F. Bochner

Resolve to Save Lives, New York City, New York, USA

A. McClelland

Resolve to Save Lives, New York City, New York, USA