This guide is to help providers establish and enhance social support services in a TB clinic. The purpose of this guide is to help the worker to (1) establish social services, (2) develop a therapeutic alliance with clients, (3) create an Intake Form to identify barriers to TB treatment and...
The Strategic Plan is the result of an independent and collaborative effort by institutions, agencies, and individuals representing the full spectrum of TB care, control, and prevention efforts. The Strategic Plan is intended to encourage a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustained TB training and...
This guide is divided into three major parts. The first part is designed to provide the Contact Investigator with the essential HIV/AIDS information he or she will need when engaging in a family-friendly discussion to encourage TB contacts to agree to HIV counseling and testing. The second is...
This report presents the recommendations by the 2nd ad hoc Committee on the TB epidemic. The committee met in September 2003 to make recommendations on the mid-term strategic direction for global TB control: (1) consolidate, sustain, and advance achievements; (2) enhance political commitment (and...
This report is the background document of the 2nd ad hoc Committee on the TB epidemic. The committee has reviewed progress in global TB control, examined constraints to improved TB control in high-burden countries, and sought solutions to these constraints through a wide consultative process during...
This book provides a basis for the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis. It is presented in a question-and-answer format, with subject matter grouped under the three headings: Case Detection, Treatment, and Monitoring.
This report describes how Vietnam achieved its success in the fight against TB, with an emphasis on the role of strategic health communication. The report includes an analysis of lessons learned and implications that may help other developing countries in their fight against TB.
This report describes how Peru achieved its success in the fight against TB, with a particular emphasis on the role of strategic health communication. The report includes an analysis of lessons learned and implications that may help other developing countries in their fight against TB. The authors...
This report summarizes the lessons learned from the two national tuberculosis control programs of Peru and Vietnam, with a particular emphasis on the role of strategic health communication in each program. The report is based on conclusions from two more in-depth reports: The Role of Health...
This report is a statement of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET) that examines the challenges to TB control in current low-incidence areas and offers recommendations for meeting those challenges. The purpose of this statement is to inform federal, state, and local public...
