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Prevent Tuberculosis: Management of TB Infection

A free online course that is designed to cover all aspects of the management of TB infection, including the diagnosis and treatment of TB. After taking the online course, you will:

-Understand the rationale of TB preventive treatment  
-Identify at-risk groups for TB infection and disease
-Appreciate the strengths and limitations of current diagnostic tests for TB infection
-Know the range of treatment options for TB infection
-Become familiar with issues associated with implementation of TB prevention services in the field

2021 Hep B United & TB Elimination Alliance Summit

The 2021 Hep B United / TB Elimination Alliance Summit took place on November 2-3, 2021. This year’s theme was Centering Community to Advance Health Equity — inspired by the summit planning committee and the 2020 TB Summit design contest winner, Setie Asfaha of TB Free California. Scroll down to access resources from the summit.

Harm Reduction and Syringe Access

The National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance Center (NHRTAC) Training Deck on Harm Reduction and Syringe Access is a customizable PowerPoint slide deck training designed to provide an overview on the foundations of harm reduction philosophy and practice, drug user health issues and trends, and increase cultural competence and humility when working with people who use drugs.

2021 World AIDS Report

Unequal, unprepared, under threat: why bold action against inequalities is needed to end AIDS, stop COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics.

What You Need to Know About Tuberculosis (Dari)

The flipbook can be used by health care workers to provide basic information on latent TB infection and active TB disease. The flipbook is available in Dari and can be used while working with patients and families from the Afghan refugee community. 

What You Need to Know About Tuberculosis

The flipbook can be used by health care workers to provide basic information on latent TB infection and active TB disease. The flipbook is available in Pashto and can be used while working with patients and families from the Afghan refugee community. 

Cultural Quick Reference Guide: Afghanistan

The Cultural Quick Reference Guide for Afghanistan provides country-specific information on cultural norms, health practices, treatment considerations, facts and traditional ideas about TB, and courtesies to observe to enhance communication.

The Future of HIV Biomedical Prevention Research

Recent news about HIV biomedical prevention research has been a mixed bag: very encouraging results from long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) trials, but a disappointing lack of significant protection achieved with experimental HIV vaccines. Furthermore, the entire research effort has had to wrestle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.