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Speak Your World Primer: Fighting TB on the Front Lines - Key Findings and Recommendations on the Crucial Role Played By Front-line Health Workers in TB Control

As a member of the Stop TB Partnership, the Health and Development Networks moderated a six-month discussion on the Stop TB eForum on key roles and needs of front-line health workers in stopping tuberculosis. This publication describes key findings and recommendations from the discussions on the crucial role front-line health workers play in TB control.

Patient Puppets

Patient Puppets, Inc provide medical demonstration puppets and equipment for educating and comforting children. Patient Puppets have the same illness as the child; they can act as a role model to demonstrate TB medical procedures.

Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis

This slide set was developed as an accompaniment to the Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis (MMWR), a joint statement by the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC. The slide set provides an overview of the current recommendations for conducting contact investigations.