For the last five months, 26-year-old Ibrahim, a resident of Dharavi, has not missed his tuberculosis (TB) medicines even for a day. His medicine box – Medication Event and Monitor Reminder (MERM) rings at 1pm every day to remind him to take his pills. “All events with respect to the box are captured, which are then reported to our health officials’ phones,” she said. Health officials said the box doesn’t have ‘TB’ written on it, to ensure that no one learns about the patient’s infection status, given the social stigma. This approach ensures that TB patients don’t intermingle with other patients,” Dr Raul said.

Source: Hindustan Times March 23, 2018 19:18 UTC