The poverty trap that kills a million people a year | Madhukar Pai

About this episode

Dan Banik speaks with Madhukar Pai about the ongoing challenges of tuberculosis, its links to poverty and undernutrition, and the impact of Paul Farmer's work in global health.

Why does tuberculosis still kill more than a million people every year despite being preventable and curable? Dan Banik speaks with Madhukar Pai about TB, poverty, undernutrition, primary healthcare, decolonizing global health, and the enduring legacy of Paul Farmer.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Banik

Guest: Madhukar Pai

Topics covered

• tuberculosis
• poverty
• undernutrition
• primary healthcare
• global health
• Paul Farmer

Keywords

• tuberculosis
• poverty
• undernutrition
• primary healthcare
• global health
• Paul Farmer
• preventable
• curable

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: tuberculosis

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