This book provides an overview of lung health and discusses epidemiology, research methods, and the use of research results.
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2002
This videotape presents a comedic skit that illustrates the complexities involving care of a difficult inmate who has active TB disease and the collaboration needed to identify contacts and treat the inmate to cure. The videotape addresses transmission and infectiousness, medication regimen, length of treatment, and the need for good specimen collection and types of specimens.
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Correctional Facility Staff
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.
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International Agencies
2002
Explains Cure-TB, a referral program for people with TB moving between the United States and Mexico.
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Social Service Providers
2002
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.
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International Agencies
2002
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.
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International Agencies
2002
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...
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International Agencies
Policy Makers
2002
This report summarizes data from the national TB surveillance system for 2000 and compares them with data from 1992 to 1999.
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2002
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.
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International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
2002
This document reinforces the five essential elements of the DOTS strategy.
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International Agencies
2002
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.
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International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
Policy Makers
2002
This pamphlet discusses taking TB medicines, explains directly observed therapy, and the importance of taking all medications for the prescribed period of time.
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2002
This pamphlet uses a question and answer format to provide information on TB infection, how it is transmitted and diagnosed, what to do when a skin test is positive, and what a person needs to know about TB medicines.
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Persons With LTBI
2002
This pamphlet uses a question and answer format to provide information about coinfection with tuberculosis (TB) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Persons With LTBI
2002
This report summarizes the accomplishments and activities of the Stop TB Partnership in 2001.
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Community Leaders
2002
