Tag #Socioeconomic Interventions

How did Brazil's Bolsa Familia program impact tuberculosis rates among its poorest citizens, and what are the immediate implications for global public health strategies?

Brazil's Bolsa Familia program, a large cash transfer system, significantly reduced tuberculosis cases and deaths among extremely poor and indigenous populations. The study, published in Nature Medicine, analyzed data from 54.5 million low-income Brazilians (25% of the population) between 2004 and 2015, revealing a 51% reduction in tuberculosis incidence and a 40% reduction in deaths among the extremely poor.