Brian Citro

Over a hundred and forty years since discovering the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, we have not yet eradicated the disease. As we continue to embrace a “wasteful, inefficient” treatment method and now face serious cuts to TB research expenditures by the United States, a renewed commitment to a community-driven, people-centred, response is crucial.

As AI reshapes health systems worldwide, governance must be grounded in human rights norms to avoid reinforcing inequalities and exclusions that have long defined healthcare.