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Published on September 9, 2026

DI Graduate Student Scholar Nawang Yanga has recently published a paper in Frontiers in Public Health titled, “Tuberculosis in Tibetan refugee settlements in India: a human rights perspective”. Nawang is a PhD in Health Policy candidate at the Faculty of Health’s School of Health Policy & Management and a SSHRC doctoral research fellow. She is supervised by co-authors and faculty fellows Amrita Daftary (principal), Michaela Hynie, and Jessica Vorstermans.

Using a human rights and social determinants of health framework, the study examines TB among Tibetan refugees in India. It highlights  the pathways by which displacement, precarious legal status, housing, nutrition, employment challenges, and health care access shape health inequities among refugee populations.

The high burden of TB in Tibetan communities in India is inseparable from historical and structural conditions. Following displacement from Tibet in 1959, many Tibetans initially lived in overcrowded, under-resourced settlements, creating the conditions infectious disease transmission. Tibetan refugees continue to experience disproportionately high rates of TB today, especially in high-risk settings such as boarding schools, monasteries, and mobile worker populations. The authors call for TB interventions that address the structural conditions affecting Tibetan refugee communities in India.

To read the full article, visit:  

Yanga, Nawang, Hynie, Michaela, Quach, H.,Vorstermans, Jessica, & Daftary, Amrita. (2026). Tuberculosis in Tibetan refugee settlements in India: a human rights perspective. Frontiers in Public Health, 14.

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