This Briefing Note outlines a strategic advocacy plan, and provides (1) a listing of key global and regional advocacy events, (2) a short list of suggested activities to implement at national and sub-national levels, and (3) a list of information products that the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat will produce for global distribution.
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2005
This book is directed specifically to national TB control programs and their partners. It is intended to help select and implement the steps needed to ensure that the guiding principles of equity and poverty reduction are translated into practical measures - and that these practical measures are integrated into the national TB services and linked to broader poverty alleviation efforts...
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International Agencies
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2005
This World TB Day brochure focuses on the central role of TB health care providers in the fight against TB. It raises awareness about the health threat posed by tuberculosis in the Americas.
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2005
This World TB Day poster focuses on the central role of TB health care providers in the fight against TB. It raises awareness about the health threat posed by tuberculosis in the Americas.
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2005
This World TB Day bookmark focuses on the central role of TB health care providers in the fight against TB. It raises awareness about the health threat posed by tuberculosis in the Americas.
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2005
This report developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) describes a strategy to integrate management of respiratory conditions to improve TB case detection. The PAL aims to improve TB diagnosis and care by improving (1) the quality of respiratory care in primary health care (PHC) settings, and (2) the efficiency of respiratory service delivery within health systems.
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International Agencies
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2005
This report describes the distribution of TB cases among the population of California and the demographic and clinical characteristics of TB cases in 2003. It presents the risk factors for TB, drug resistance, treatment outcomes of the reporting jurisdictions in California, and recent trends.
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2005
This report is the proceedings of the Tuberculosis Behavioral and Social Science Research Forum held on December 10-11, 2003 in Atlanta, GA. The Forum's goal was to identify and prioritize TB behavioral and social science research needs, so that a research agenda for TB prevention, control, and treatment could be developed...
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Health Educators/Communicators
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2005
This report is an outline of the Expert Consultation on TB/HIV Research Priorities in Resource-limited Setting on 14-16 February 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland. Three discussion groups identified research priorities for five major areas: (1) preventive therapy for TB were identified with a distinction between the population and the individual levels; (2) co-trimoxazole prophylaxis including the role of co-trimoxazole in the context of antiretroviral therapy, delivery strategies, and determining the efficacy of and optimal time for initiating co-trimoxazole prophylaxis among people living with HIV/AIDS and TB; (3) antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV/AIDS who have TB or who develop TB is validating the optimal time for initiating antiretroviral therapy; (4) intensified case-finding focus on ways to put this TB/HIV collaborative activity into operation to improve TB control; and (5) the development of new tools and diagnostic algorithms to improve the diagnosis of smear-negative TB in adults and children.
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Policy Makers
2005
This World TB Day fact sheet provides information on the progress towards targets for case detection and cure in global TB control and in implementing the DOTS strategy.
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International Agencies
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2005
This report discusses the guidelines set forth by the United States (US) Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and control the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in various types of health care facilities. The report examines the epidemiology of TB in the US, as well as the pathogenesis of TB infection to active TB...
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Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
2005
These CDC guidelines provide recommendations for using and interpreting the QuantiFERON-TB test in the detection of TB infection.
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Lab Personnel
2005
This website raises worldwide awareness about the international health threat posed by tuberculosis. For World TB Day 2005, the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat proposes to focus on the central role of frontline TB care providers in the fight against TB. It includes three Briefing Notes that the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat will distribute for planning and implementing advocacy and social mobilization activities for World TB Day 2005.
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2005
This brochure provides general information on exposure to TB and lists the difference between TB infection and TB disease. It describes what a diagnostic test is, and what its results mean.
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2005
This brochure lists the difference between latent TB infection (LTBI) and active TB disease, and how to prevent active TB disease. It also provides drug information for treating LTBI and side effects that may occur from these medications.
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Persons With LTBI
2005
This brochure lists the symptoms of active tuberculosis (TB) disease and includes directions for curing TB. It also provides drug information for treating TB and side effects that may occur from these medications.
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2005
This fact sheet gives general information about what a TB contact investigation is and why it is important.
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Non-U.S.-born persons
2005
This report, from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, is an update of the American Thoracic Society guidelines on the investigation, diagnostic evaluation, and medical treatment of TB contacts published in 1976. These revised guidelines provide recommendations concerning investigation of TB exposure and transmission and prevention of future cases of TB through contact investigation.
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Managers and Supervisors
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2005
The HIV Rapid Testing Training Package, developed by CDC and WHO in collaboration with the Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator, is designed for laboratory technicians, nurses, and counselors at test sites. It provides them with the knowledge and skills to perform HIV rapid tests accurately and reliably in a safe and professional manner...
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Lab Personnel
Social Service Providers
2005
This publication, developed by the WHO Stop TB Partnership, is a training course that consists of 14 modules, including a facilitator guide and answer sheets. This course provides District TB Coordinators the skills and knowledge needed to plan, supervise, implement, monitor and evaluate the activities of a district TB control program...
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Health Educators/Communicators
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2005