Purely medical approaches will not be sufficient in ending the tuberculosis pandemic. There are many factors; social, economic, cultural, legal and psychological, that affects the risk of TB, as well as treatment outcomes. Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, family experiences and the capacity of the health- and community systems must also be considered to ensure that the person affected by tuberculosis have all the support required to access and complete the tuberculosis treatment. Many of our programs focus on for example awareness raising at community level, training of health care workers in tuberculosis and health communication, and nutritional and social support.

For LHL International, people-centered care also includes good communication and respect for the person’s autonomy, self-determination, and dignity. It means addressing mental health, and preventing and managing tuberculosis- associated disabilities, and to support their right to an income, employment and social protection.