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The Global Plan to Stop Tuberculosis

This booklet explains the action and resources needed over the next five years for six working groups to expand, adapt, and improve DOTS, enabling the working groups to meet the 2005 global targets of setting the world on the road to the elimination of TB.

International Agencies Policy Makers
2003
Radio y VIH/SIDA: Como Marcar la Diferencia

This report describes World TB Day 2003 activities in 51 countries. The objective of World TB Day 2003 was to involve as many TB patients as possible in activities that encourage people with TB symptoms to seek effective diagnosis and treatment.

International Agencies Managers and Supervisors Policy Makers
2003
World TB Day 2002 Highlights Report: 24.03.2002

This report discusses the global efforts of national education and advocacy events that occurred on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2002. The report provides information about campaigns that promoted TB prevention through socioeconomic change, government support, the formation of partnerships between governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and improved healthcare access and delivery.

International Agencies
2002
Frequently Asked Questions About the 4-Drug Fixed-dose Combination Tablet Recommended by the World Health Organization for Treating Tuberculosis

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.

International Agencies
2002
What is the GDF?

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.

International Agencies
2002
DOTS Expansion Plan to Stop TB in the WHO European Region 2002-2006

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...

International Agencies Policy Makers
2002
Coordinates 2002: Charting Progress Against AIDS, TB and Malaria

This report discusses the burdens of AIDS, malaria, and TB; assesses the tools used to fight them; identifies barriers to success; and provides statistics on deaths caused by these diseases in 2000.

International Agencies Managers and Supervisors
2002
An Expanded DOTS Framework for Effective Tuberculosis Control

This document reinforces the five essential elements of the DOTS strategy.

International Agencies
2002
Improving TB Drug Management: Accelerating DOTS Expansion

This book presents five papers that were used as background to a workshop on "Improving TB Drug Management: Accelerating DOTS Expansion" on June 2002, in Washington, DC. The papers address the weaknesses in drug management programs of certain countries and provide a framework for strengthening these programs through country-specific action plans.

International Agencies Managers and Supervisors Policy Makers
2002
World TB Day, the Start of A Five Year Campaign

This fact sheet reviews the history of World TB Day and lists past years' themes. It also discusses the aims of 2002's theme "Stop TB, Fight Poverty" launched by the Stop TB Partnership to start a five year campaign.

Health Educators/Communicators International Agencies
2002
Prospectus: Global TB Drug Facility: A Global Mechanism to Ensure Uninterrupted Access to Quality TB Drugs for DOTS Implementation

This report presents information about the Global TB Drug Facility, a program designed to ensure access to and the availability of TB drugs.

International Agencies
2001
Global TB Drug Facility

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.

International Agencies
2001
Prospectus: Global TB Drug Facility: A Global Mechanism to Ensure Uninterrupted Access to Quality TB Drugs for DOTS Implementation

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).

International Agencies
2001
The Economic Impacts of Tuberculosis: The Stop TB Initiative 2000 Series: Ministerial Conference Amsterdam, 22-24 March 2000

This report discusses the economic, psychological, and social impacts of TB and the strategies that households use to cope with them.

International Agencies
2000
Tuberculosis and Sustainable Development: The Stop TB Initiative 2000 Report: Ministerial Conference Amsterdam, 22-24, March 2000

This report discusses the relationship between TB and sustainable development, and advocates for increased dialogue and action among TB partners.

International Agencies
2000