STEPS: A Solution for Ensuring Standards of TB Care for Patients Reaching Private Hospitals in India

Shibu Balakrishnan; Rakesh PS; Sunilkumar M; Bhavan Sankar; Rakesh Ramachandran; Ameer KA; Ramani Gopi; Prem Nair

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STEPS: A Solution for Ensuring Standards of TB Care for Patients Reaching Private Hospitals in India

Shibu Balakrishnan, Rakesh PS, Sunilkumar M, Bhavan Sankar, Rakesh Ramachandran, Ameer KA, Ramani Gopi and Prem Nair

Global Health: Science and Practice June 2021, 9(2):286-295; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00449

Shibu Balakrishnan

aWorld Health Organization, National TB Elimination Program Technical Support Network, Cochin, Kerala, India.

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Rakesh PS

aWorld Health Organization, National TB Elimination Program Technical Support Network, Cochin, Kerala, India.

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For correspondence: rakeshrenjini@gmail.com

Sunilkumar M

bState TB Cell, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

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Bhavan Sankar

cIMA END TB Project, Kerala, India.

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Rakesh Ramachandran

dProject JEET, State TB Cell, Kerala, India.

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Ameer KA

eCoalition of Professional Medical Associations for TB Elimination, Kerala, India.

fKerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

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Ramani Gopi

gInfection Control & STEPS, Renai Medicity, Cochin, Kerala, India.

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Prem Nair

hAmrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala, India.

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