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TB Treatment Plan

The New York City Health Code requires all health care providers to submit a written TB Treatment Plan to the New York City Department of Health & Mental
Hygiene (DOHMH) within one month of starting treatment for newly diagnosed TB patients.

Global Tuberculosis Report 2016

WHO has published a global TB report every year since 1997. The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease at global, regional and country levels. This report is updated annually.

What You Need to Know About Your Medicine for Latent Tuberculosis (TB) Infection-Fact Sheet Series (Multi-Language)

The Latent TB Infection (LTBI) Treatment Fact Sheet Series is designed to complement patient education delivered by healthcare professionals. Each sheet provides patients with a written reminder of their treatment regimen, medication side effects, actions to take if side effects do occur, tips to help remain adherent to the medication, and instructions in the event a dose of medication is missed.

Generic Programmatic and Clinical Guide for the Introduction of New Drugs and Shorter Regimen for Treatment of Multi/Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

This document describes the steps necessary to implement the shorter regimen and the new drugs for drug-resistant TB treatment, including diagnosis and bacterial confirmation of drug resistance, treatment regimen design, monitoring of treatment efficacy and safety, and programmatic evaluation.

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