Ep 14: Treating TB is hard, it is worse if you are a woman
TB is also a highly stigmatised disease making it very difficult for patients enduring treatment. In this episode, we look…
Gasping for breath
Gasping For Breath is a deep-dive reported narrative podcast series on tuberculosis in India. It is India’s first podcast on tuberculosis hosted by senior health journalist Menka Rao.
Podcast Episodes
Ep 13: How the private sector can help battle TB?
The private sector treats about 70% of TB patients. In this episode, we go to Patna which is successfully running…
Ep 12: Why TB patients aren’t getting the drugs they need
India has the highest number of patients suffering from drug-resistant tuberculosis in the world. However, the access to newer TB…
Ep 11: The connection between drug use, HIV and TB
In this episode, we travel to Manipur and understand the risks of TB infection with the drug user community. The…
Ep 10: Kerala model of TB control
The Joint Monitoring Mission recently visited Kerala and were all praises for its work in TB control with aims to…
Ep 9: How one man and a simple box are engaging the community to fight against TB
All it takes is a big box which cannot go unnoticed to stir a conversation about what’s in/on it. In…
Ep 8: Tuberculosis and human rights
In this episode, we speak to human rights activist, Allan Maleche from Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV…
Ep 7: Bolo Didi – By the community & for the community of TB survivors
In this special episode, Suno India editor, Padma Priya, brings an interview with Nandita Venkatesan, one of the founders of…
Ep 6: Why TB remains difficult to diagnose
This episode will describe the various problems faced by both patients and doctors in diagnosing TB. TB is tough to…
Ep 5: The crucial link between malnutrition and TB
In this episode, we historically trace the importance of nutrition for the treatment of tuberculosis which disappeared as soon as…
Ep 4: How TB thrives in India’s airless homes
Bad housing is one of the major drivers in the spread of TB. In this episode, we talk to experts…
Ep 3: New FDA approved drug to take on the deadliest form of Tuberculous
“A new drug to treat tuberculosis -petromanid- was approved by the USFDA last week. In this special episode of the…
Ep 2: The rise of drug resistant tuberculosis in India
This episode talks about the emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in India. This emergence coincided with the launch of Directly Observed…
Ep 1: Decoding the spread of TB and its cures
In this first episode of ‘Gasping for Breath’, India’s first podcast on state of tuberculosis and it’s treatment in India,…