Treat Malnutrition to Cut TB

The piece states malnutrition is the biggest risk factor for latent TB becoming active. That means nutrition support in high‑burden regions could materially reduce TB incidence and deaths, not just improve treatment adherence. Bundling food aid with TB screening and drug regimens may outperform pharma‑only strategies. — It reframes TB control from a purely medical challenge to a nutrition policy problem with large, measurable mortality payoffs.