14.12 Food support may help improve access to care and mitigate catastrophic costs of TB

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• Food-insecurity can be an important barrier for accessing and adhering to TB treatment.
• Catastrophic costs of TB illness and TB care can increase food-insecurity. There is often a vicious circle of underlying vulnerability leading to TB, and TB leading to aggravated vulnerability.
• The evidence on food support as an enabler for accessing and adhering to TB treatment is inconclusive. However, experiences suggest that food support is a critical component of enablers and social protection packages, especially in food-insecure populations.