This guide details the latest WHO recommendations, TB diagnostic tools, and how these diagnostic tools should be used in country programs. The guide also provides activists with the information needed to advocate for access to TB diagnostic testing.
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Health Professionals
International Agencies
Policy Makers
2020
An educational video intended to train health care providers to perform Tuberculin skin testing.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
Medical and Nursing School Students
2019
In this video, viewers are taught what sputum is and the steps to collect a good sample for TB diagnostic purposes. The video can be shown prior to submitting sputum (e.g., spot samples, home visits, morning samples).
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General Public
Health Educators/Communicators
2018
ExplainTB is a mobile app that provides written and audiovisual education for TB patients, relatives, and others. The app has over 40 chapters of TB information available in more than 30 languages.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
Outreach Workers
2018
The animation educates viewers on topics related to drug-resistant TB and multidrug-resistant TB, such as treatment plans, basic information on multidrug-resistant TB, and the importance of medication adherence.
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2018
This video illustrates the interactions between TB and HIV, including their impact on the immune system, TB testing, and TB treatment.
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Persons With LTBI
2018
The video educates viewers on ways to effectively manage active TB. The animation includes information on preventing the spread of TB through TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Persons With LTBI
2018
Users can make customized bilingual handouts by selecting from 41 TB related chapters and over 30 languages.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
Outreach Workers
2015
The goal of these materials is to teach patients about TB infection and to motivate them to start and complete treatment if diagnosed. The materials are designed to encourage provider-patient interactions for active learning through the process of testing and treatment decisions. There are four materials in this series and it is suggested to use the materials as a continuum, as they build upon each other.
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Persons With LTBI
2014
World TB Day poster available in 5 languages: Creole, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
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General Public
2013
The video describes ways to effectively manage active TB by providing information on TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.
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General Public
Persons With LTBI
2013
This guide summarizes The Union's experience in developing approaches to integrated TB-HIV care for adults in resource-limited settings. It is recommended for health professionals at the implementation level and national programme staff in charge of policy and practices for collaborative TB-HIV activities.
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Health Professionals
Managers and Supervisors
2012
This report highlights the work of community-based organizations and people living with HIV/AIDS in advocating for coordinated TB and HIV policies and services in their countries. The report presents case studies that highlight community advocates’ strategies, achievements, and lessons learned.
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Health Professionals
International Agencies
Policy Makers
2006
This pamphlet explains how to collect a sputum specimen at home for laboratory analysis.
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Persons with TB
2005
This guide provides information about TB treatment for TB supporters who ensure that patients take their TB drugs regularly and on schedule for the full duration of the treatment.
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Health Professionals
Outreach Workers
Social Service Providers
2004