Promoting Overall Care and Management Related to Tuberculosis Infection Through Pharmaceutical Care and Text Messaging

Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women * Newly bacteriologically confirmed TB case (less than a month since diagnosis). This restriction (not more than one-month treatment) does not refer to patients whose most recent treatment outcome was a failure and who were assigned to a new treatment regimen. * Own a mobile phone which operates on a telecom provider supported by our SMS platform * Know how to and are able to receive SMS messages or Phone Call (Caretaker want to participate in case original patient do not participate) * An address or residence location that is readily accessible for visiting, and willingness to inform the study team of any change of address during the treatment and follow-up period. * No plans to move out of the catchment areas of the participating TB program sites within 9 months of enrollment. * Facilities must have at least one TB doctor and one TB nurse available within the facility. * Willingness to comply with study procedures and provide written informed consent prior to study enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis is extra-pulmonary TB * Currently enrolled in a clinical trial that prohibits enrollment in another study. Patients are leaving the area within the next six months. * Patients are known at the start of treatment to require the treatment longer than it is recommended TB Management Guidelines for the appropriate type of TB. * Previous history of TB, multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB. * Very ill patient'…