Satyamev Jayate

TB - The Ticking Time Bomb (3x4)

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Episode 4 of Satyamev Jayate focuses on one of the biggest public health problems India faces today—tuberculosis. India reports the highest number of TB patients in the world and this disease kills lakhs of people in the country every year. The episode examines how the disease has come to acquire such dangerous proportions with the emergence of new, deadlier strains. Through the testimonies of patients, medical experts and health workers, the episode highlights how TB should not be regarded as a poor man's disease, but one that affects every strata of society.