In a significant step towards improving tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and management in Pakistan, Dr. Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, recently held a pivotal meeting with representatives from Becton Dickinson (BD) Singapore, ASTO Life Sciences (Pvt) Limited, and the technical team of the Common Management Unit for AIDS, TB & Malaria. The meeting was focused on discussing the integration of WHO-endorsed BD-MAX diagnostic technology into Pakistan’s TB diagnostic landscape, with a special emphasis on addressing multidrug-resistant TB.
