-- Under embargo until March 24th --
The Head of the Paediatrics Department at Gujranwala Teaching Hospital (Pakistan), Dr Saima Umar, shares her experience of how WHO Treatment Decision Algorithms are helping diagnose children more effectively and the challenges doctors faced before their introduction. #WorldTBDay

“Previously, there were patients who fell into a borderline category. We suspected that the child had TB, but the tests did not show positive results. This algorithm has helped us a lot in such cases.” Dr Saima Umar, Head of the

Paediatrics Department at Gujranwala Teaching Hospital.

FULL TESTIMONY:
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