This book is for health care workers considering embarking on TB control in prisons and covers structural, administrative, and medical issues. It is designed primarily for use in settings where there is a high incidence of TB and limited resources.
This fact sheet explains the purpose of the Global Drug Facility (GDF) to expand access to, and availability of, high-quality TB drugs to facilitate DOTS expansion, and to enable governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to implement effective TB control programs based upon the DOTS stragegy.
This guide is designed to help health care workers working in low-income countries interpret chest radiographs of children with suspected TB in areas where there is limited access to a radiologist or specialist.
This online course helps clinicians determine when to use and how to conduct the Gastric Aspirate procedure. It includes helpful tips, a list of tools and supplies needed for performing the procedure, an online video illustrating the procedure, and educational information material for the provider and families.
This pamphlet uses a question and answer format to provide information on TB infection, how it is transmitted and diagnosed, what to do when a skin test is positive, and what a person needs to know about TB medicines.
This report sets out the rationale for the ProTest Initiative (Promotion of Voluntary Testing), based on an analysis of the impact of HIV on TB control. It describes the elements of the ProTest approach, reviews progress so far, and sets out the future direction. The purpose of the report is to generate discussion and ideas that will help the Initiative establish a comprehensive range of interventions needed to control TB in settings with high prevalence of HIV infection.
This fact sheet explains to patients the reason for a sputum test and contains step-by-step directions for giving a sample of sputum.
This compendium report provides a detailed review of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for national TB programs and indicators for measuring DOTS implementation and expansion. The review includes information on M&E for TB control programs, sources of data, and effective use of M&E data for program improvement and advocacy.
This report describes how Vietnam achieved its success in the fight against TB, with an emphasis on the role of strategic health communication. The report includes an analysis of lessons learned and implications that may help other developing countries in their fight against TB.
This brochure is for TB patients and explains the meaning of a positive TB test, and where to get a chest x-ray.
