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Aimed at provincial or district level staff responsible for training health facility staff who detect and treat cases of tuberculosis (TB), this guide explains options for using the course "Management of Tuberculosis: Training for Health Facility Staff." This guide is for the staff who will implement training at the provincial or district level, according to directives from the national level.

ISAC (Intensified Support and Action Countries) is a special emergency initiative to accelerate DOTS expansion and reach the 2005 targets; within the Global Plan to Stop TB, and to achieve the 2015 target of reversing TB incidence. ISAC will focus international assistance on and support efforts by the Stop TB Partnership in selected countries through the DOTS Expansion Working Group (DEWG).

This report describes three cases that illustrate several issues associated with the deportation of patients with incomplete treatment of TB disease after detention. These cases highlight the need for interagency coordination to ensure completion of treatment for persons being evaluated or treated for TB.

This video helps train all shelter staff and volunteers about how to prevent the spread of TB in homeless shelters. It describes what TB is, how it is spread, what to do when you suspect someone has TB, how to develop and implement a TB infection control policy, and how you and your local health department can work together to create a healthy and safe environment for staff and clients.

This report summarizes a recent outbreak of TB and highlights the challenges of preventing TB among homeless persons, particularly when multiple chains of transmission are occurring and multiple jurisdictions are involved. The findings underscore the complementary role of rapid DNA genotyping in the detection of possible TB transmission in homeless populations. To ensure early detection of unsuspected TB transmission in homeless populations, health department TB-control programs are encouraged to use CDC's universal Mycobacterium tuberculosis rapid genotyping system.

This report describes the progress of the Stop TB Partnership. It reports that TB control is succeeding around the world. The challenges include increasing and sustaining new funding levels; strengthening the public health system, including the availability, capacity, and motivation of human resources; empowering households and communities; engaging providers in the private and other sectors; and creating and adopting new technology, such as diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines.

This website raises worldwide awareness about the international health threat posed by tuberculosis. For World TB Day 2005, the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat proposes to focus on the central role of frontline TB care providers in the fight against TB. It includes three Briefing Notes that the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat will distribute for planning and implementing advocacy and social mobilization activities for World TB Day 2005.

This brochure is a Marshallese translation of a popular CDC brochure featuring frequently asked questions about TB. It discusses TB transmission, symptoms, testing, and treatment and explains the difference between latent TB infection and active TB disease.

This brochure is for TB patients and explains the meaning of a positive TB test, and where to get a chest x-ray.

This poster, designed for clinic waiting areas, urges patients to cover their noses and mouths when coughing. The message is written in five different languages.