This guide was developed to provide high school teachers across Canada, but in particular in the Prairie Provinces, with an abundance of information related to tuberculosis identification, the connection of tuberculosis to other diseases and behaviors, and tuberculosis history that they might use in...
This brochure for patients describes the new 12-dose treatment for latent TB infection (LTBI).
This issue focuses on the story of Raquel Orduño, whose on-going TB advocacy began with a group of people who came together to document and portray their experiences with TB along the United States (U.S.)-Mexico border. It also includes information on advocacy, social support and supportive...
This document lists the essential research questions that will provide a common framework for various scientific disciplines to work concurrently and collaboratively towards better TB control and elimination.
Dr. Kenneth Castro explains why it is important for people living with HIV to be tested for TB.
This brochure was developed for clinicians to use with patients while discussing the 12-dose regimen. The brochure contains information on latent TB infection, the 12-dose regimen, treatment schedules, and adverse events. There is space on this brochure to write in treatment schedules and clinic...
This fact sheet provides information regarding TB/HIV coinfection worldwide. It also presents key activities being conducted by the WHO in response to TB/HIV coinfection.
Nine celebrities engaged in the fight against tuberculosis are launching a call to action to their friends and fans. They raise awareness through movies, music, television. They give patients a voice through their arts. They fight stigma and discrimination. They help with their time and commitment...
The Latent TB Infection (LTBI) Treatment Fact Sheet Series is designed to complement patient education delivered by healthcare professionals. For each of the three CDC-recommended LTBI regimens, there is a fact sheet in the series that can be personalized for individual patients. Each sheet...
This document is designed to serve as a handbook, or primer, for NGOs and CSOs that are considering joining the fight against TB. It provides information on TB and how it is prevented, diagnosed, and treated, how TB programs work on the ground, how communities and CSOs can get involved, and special...