ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the current End TB policies, and how we can learn from history to find a cure for TB, since TB requires an overall development in health and well-being, particularly in the developing countries. Despite some progress in TB control, the disease remains a major global health problem as most countries were unable to meet the 2020 milestone of the End TB Strategy. However, there is hope in successful TB control programmes that have been implemented in high-burden countries in South Asia like Bangladesh. In particular, BRAC, the largest NGO in the world, has launched a community-based TB control programme that employs community health workers to carry out essential functions such as case finding, directly observed therapy, identifying complications, and maintaining records. Combining the BRAC interventions and Damien Foundation programmes, this chapter provides an overview of the TB control programme and assesses its effectiveness from the inception in providing timely diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. In this reflective chapter, the authors who have been part of TB control programmes point towards suggestions to the ongoing efforts to combat the global TB burden.
