Summary
Government programs should give them money quickly, but the payments are delayed.
The wait makes it tough for families to afford food and travel for treatment.
Key Points
3 points1
Patients have tuberculosis, a lung disease.
2
They need money help to buy food and travel for treatment.
3
Delays in the money aid are slowing their recovery.
New Words to Learn
7 wordstuberculosis
a disease that makes it hard to breathe because it hurts the lungs
economically backward regions
places where many families do not have much money
financial assistance
money given by the government to help pay for things
disbursing
giving out
recovery
getting better after being sick
nutritious food
healthy food that gives your body good energy
treatment
care from doctors and medicines
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