TB

Integrating community-based tuberculosis activities into the work of nongovernmental and other civil society organizations.

This World TB Day, people all over the world, from TB programme managers to frontline health care providers will make a call to Reach the three million and ensure that everyone suffering from TB has access to adequate TB care, including diagnosis, treatment and cure.

On this website, you will find a media centre, blog, and resources. These resources include campaign documents, posters, and t-shirt designs. The resources come in four languages - Arabic, Chinese, English, and French.

This guideline provides guidance on the principles and evidence-informed recommendations on the nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis.

This video discusses the challenges of childhood TB by telling the story of Mary, a five year old girl who lives in Africa. A community health worker helped her realize that her persistent cough may be TB.

This document outlines community-based strategies for integrating childhood TB activities, such as TB prevention and identification of TB, with other maternal and child health care services. Suggested modifications for including childhood TB into community-based care models are provided.

This Medscape CDC Expert Video Commentary features Dr. Sundari Mase discussing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) and the recently released CDC guidelines for the use and monitoring of a new TB drug called bedaquiline.

This website provides information regarding TB and migration issues.

This fact sheet is a step-by-step guideline discussing the supplies required, limitations and precautions, pharmacokinetics, proper storage, and accurate placement for injection of Amikacin with picture guides. The reverse side features a table covering Amikacin, Streptomycin, and Capreomycin, including information regarding drug information, dosing, side effects, monitoring, contraindications and use in renal disease.

This timeline shows TB innovations throughout history.

This infographic discusses the global impact of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB). Two patient stories are also included in the infographic.