Pediatric Medicine Administration: How to Get TB Medicine in the Child and Not in You!
This fact sheet includes helpful hints on pediatric medicine administration if a child has difficulty swallowing pills or capsules.
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El Programma de Terapia Observada Directamente (TOD)
This fact sheet explains the facts about DOT.
Que Quiere Decir un Resultado Negativo a la Prueba de Tuberculina en la Piel?
This fact sheet discusses the meaning of a negative TB skin test and states that persons with HIV/AIDS may be at risk for false negative results.
Sekedar Fakta-fakta Tentang BCG & TBC
This pamphlet uses a question and answer format to provide information on the bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine for TB. It discusses skin test results in relation to the BCG vaccine and treatment.
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Tuberculosis Survival Handbook
In recognition of the worldwide TB epidemic, this useful publication has been extensively updated. The comprehensive and easily readable text covers the clinician’s and patient’s perspective; practical information including the DOT strategy for adherence to treatment; treatment and management.
Mass Media Campaign to Help Eliminate TB in Brazil: Final Report
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.
Home Alone or Time Out: A Patient’s Story about TB Isolation
This resource provides a patient’s perspective by presenting one patient’s story of being on home isolation.
Tuberculosis: Enterese! [TB: Get the Facts]
General information about what is tuberculosis (TB), the difference between LTBI and active TB, and how to get tested for TB.
Luís Figo and the World Tuberculosis Cup
In this comic book, Luis Figo and his friends play a game of football/soccer against a team of TB germs. The book aims to educate young readers about the basics of TB.
Le plan mondial Halte à la tuberculose
This pamphlet discusses the World Health Organization's Global Plan to Stop Tuberculosis. It provides information about TB infection, explains the global plan, describes the success of the directly observed therapy short course (DOTS) treatment program, and the proposal of the global plan to expand the DOTS program. The pamphlet addresses treatment issues concerning TB-HIV coinfection and drug-resistant TB, the search for new and faster-working drug treatment, and vaccine development and makes a plea for additional funding to help meet the goals of the global plan.