As a result of the first meeting of the Global XDR TB Task Force (October 6-7, 2006), the case definition of extensively drug-resistant tuberculisis (XDR TB) was revised. This Notice to Readers details the events leading up to this revision and the new case definition.
Addendum to WHO "Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource-Limited Settings, 1999"
The goal of this addendum is to help management and staff minimize the risk of TB transmission at facilities in resource-limited settings in which HIV-infected persons receive diagnosis, care, treatment, and/or support, and settings in which there is a high prevalence of HIV infection, both known and undiagnosed.
The Stop TB Department (STB) of the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with technical partners, has revised the TB recording and reporting (R&R) system to align the forms and registers with the new Stop TB Strategy. The revision facilitates the monitoring of the six components of the Stop TB Strategy, which itself was developed to help achieve the Millenium Development Goals.
The Stop TB Department (STB) of the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with technical partners, has revised the TB recording and reporting (R&R) system to align the forms and registers with the new Stop TB Strategy. The revision facilitates the monitoring of the six components of the Stop TB Strategy, which itself was developed to help achieve the Millenium Development Goals.
This report presents summary data for U.S. TB cases reported to the Division of TB Elimination, CDC, during 2005.
This report defines the Stop TB Strategy. The goal of the Stop TB Strategy is to dramatically reduce the global burden of TB by 2015 in line with the Millennium Development Goals and the Stop TB Partnership targets.
This report contains an expert assessment of the current crisis in the global health workforce and ambitious proposals to tackle it over the next ten years.
Annex to WHO "Tuberculosis Infection Control in the Era of Expanding HIV Care and Treatment". This slideset on TB Infection Control was created to be used by a training facilitator or lecturer.
The purpose of the guide is to provide TB controllers and state and local TB programs with the basic information they need to create and sustain productive TB partnerships. The purpose of the toolkit is to make it easier to implement the tips and strategies provided in the guide.
This book encourages health care workers to offer HIV testing to TB patients. The book contains real life stories and photos of patients and health staff, communication tips, and research data to support how HIV testing is beneficial to TB patients.
