International Agencies

This brochure describes PATH's national TB programs to expand DOTS. It was created for a global meeting on TB in Paris, Oct./Nov. 2004.

This poem was written for World TB Day 2007 to convey messages of commitment and hope in the efforts to eliminate TB. It captures the essence of the TB program's mission and dedication to the communities it serves.

This report details the activities of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) for the year 2005.

This report includes a description and evaluation of a national media campaign that Development Media International (DMI) conducted in April 2006 to promote treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in Brazil, in partnership with the Ministry of Health of Brazil, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The campaign included 3 television spots and 10 radio spots broadcast over a 30-day period.

In response to the urgent need to control the spread of TB, the U.S. Congress passed the Reauthorization Act supporting a substantial increase in USG funding for TB treatment and control over a five-year period. The Reauthorization Act requests the development of a USG Global Tuberculosis Strategy.

WHO's report on Global TB Control compiles data from over 200 countries and territories each year, monitoring the scale and direction of TB epidemics, implementation and impact of the Stop TB Strategy, and progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.

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This case study provides practical tips and insights to facilitate national scale-up of collaborative TB/HIV activities.

This is the nineteenth global report on tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO in a series that started in 1997. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in implementing and financing TB prevention, care and control at global, regional and country levels using data reported by 200 countries and territories that account for over 99% of the world’s TB cases.

This report details the activities of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) for the year 2008.

This handbook is a reference tool for use by national tuberculosis (TB) program managers, clinicians and nurses, public health decision-makers and technical and implementing partners committed to the prevention, care, diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant TB.