Asian doctors seek wider, more proactive TB testing
Medical experts from Indonesia and Pakistan are advocating for more proactive tuberculosis testing and better access to diagnostic technology in low and middle-income countries. They argue that current global efforts are too reactive, focusing on treatment only after patients become symptomatic.
Pakistani epidemiologist Raiza Fatima, Indonesian professor Erlina Burhan, virologist Sergio Carmona and Filipino public health expert Rugaiya Calapis speak at a panel discussion during the 2026 Asia-Pacific International Roche Infectious Diseases Symposium in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, July 9, 2026. - Photo by Jason Sigales/INQUIRER.net BANGKOK, Thailand - Doctors from Indonesia and Pakistan have called on nations to expand their testing capabilities for tuberculosis (TB) and make efforts to diagnose the disease more proactively, particularly for low and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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