This document is intended to help TB program staff develop and write an evaluation plan. It consists of a template for writing your evaluation plan, followed by detailed instructions and guidance for filling in each section, as well as a sample evaluation plan.
This is a briefing document for policymakers, TB program staff, and health communicators on contemporary communication opportunities and challenges.
A checklist for individuals to see if they may need a test for TB. The checklist has 3 questions:
*Were you born in or have you lived in a country (for over a month) where TB is common? This includes anywhere in Africa, Asia, Mexico, Central or South America, the Caribbean or Eastern Europe.
*Have...
An educational video and presentation intended to train health care providers to perform Tuberculin skin testing.
A fact sheet on the QuantiFERON (also called QFT test), including information on how test results are interpreted. There is also content on the difference between latent TB infection and TB disease.
In this podcast, Dr. Kenneth Castro discusses basic TB prevention, testing, and treatment information.
This fact sheet describes general information regarding extensively drug-resistant TB.
This poem was written for World TB Day 2007 to convey messages of commitment and hope in the efforts to eliminate TB. It captures the essence of the TB program's mission and dedication to the communities it serves.
The video describes ways to effectively manage active TB by providing information on TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) outbreaks have been reported in South Africa, and strains have been identified on 6 continents. Dr. Peter Cegielski, team leader for drug-resistant TB with the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination at CDC, comments on a multinational team's report on...
