EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 30 MIN
The People Behind the Numbers: Dr Padmasayee Papineni on TB Care, Stigma & Social Support
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Dr Padmasayee Papineni, Consultant and Co‑Clinical Director in Infectious Diseases at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, joins Dr Jack Callum to discuss the lived experience of tuberculosis care through narrative medicine. The conversation centres on her 2022 Lancet Wakley Prize–winning essay “Directly Observed Therapy,” which follows socially vulnerable patients navigating TB alongside poverty, migration, and precarious housing.Dr Papineni challenges narrow, paternalistic interpretations of directly observed therapy, arguing instead for a model grounded in compassion, social support, and multidisciplinary care, and reflects on how storytelling can restore humanity to statistics-driven global health narratives.
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Dr Padmasayee Papineni, Consultant and Co‑Clinical Director in Infectious Diseases at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, joins Dr Jack Callum to discuss the lived experience of tuberculosis care through narrative medicine. The conversation centres on her 2022 Lancet Wakley Prize–winning essay “Directly Observed Therapy,” which follows socially vulnerable patients navigating TB alongside poverty, migration, and precarious housing. Dr Papineni challenges narrow, paternalistic in...
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