Although curable, tuberculosis remains a major challenge for health systems, especially in its drug-resistant forms.
💊 MDR-TB and XDR-TB require lengthy treatments, cause severe adverse effects, and have a profound impact on the lives of patients, their families, and healthcare teams.
In this Perspective article, the authors draw attention to a persistent gap: the invisibility of palliative care in the response to TB. Still mistakenly associated only with end-of-life care, such care is essential for alleviating the physical, emotional, and social suffering of people facing treatment failure, chronic pain, stigma, and exclusion.