These guidelines have been developed to assist national TB control programs (NTPs) in adopting specific anti-TB drug resistance surveillance systems to measure susceptibility to first-line TB drugs.
This training course uses a variety of methods of instruction to help health workers develop specific skills necessary to diagnose persons with TB and manage treatment for their patients.
This poster announcing World TB Day, raises awareness about the international health threat TB presents and the urgent need to eliminate this disease.
This book provides guidelines to national TB program managers, policy makers, nongovernmental organizations, and donor agencies on effective management of TB. The guidelines focus on the technical and managerial aspects of treatment.
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 prospectus is a culmination of input from Stop TB Partners including representatives from TB high-burden countries, UN agencies, Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs), and foundations to develop the form, strategies, objectives, and governance of the Global TB Drug Facility (GDF).
This booklet answers questions about the 4-drug fixed-dose combinations containing 150 mg rifampicin, 75 mg isoniazid, 400 mg pyrazinamide, and 275 mg ethambutol that were added to the WHO Model List of Essential Drugs for the treatment of TB.
This group of four fact sheets explain the origin and purpose of the Global Drug Facility (GDF), how the GDF works, how to apply to the GDF for a grant of TB drugs, and how to buy drugs through the GDF.
This report explains the European DOTS Expansion plan to control TB. The plan highlights country needs and resource gaps, emphasizing collaboration with the governments of endemic countries, national and international agencies, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The aim is to stimulate social and political commitment to achieving the global TB targets as part of the overall health system. The plan is based on two principles: the development of national DOTS expansion plans and partnership-building to control TB.
This guideline sets forth the framework to guide European countries in developing their national plan for reducing TB/HIV morbidity and mortality. The framework sets out the rationale for effective collaboration between HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis national programs.
