The primary purposes of this framework are to: 1) promote, enhance, and intensify TB research and innovation at the country level, and 2) promote, enhance, and catalyze TB research at the global level through advocacy, innovation, discussion of global priorities, and the development of networks for research and capacity building.
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International Agencies
2015
This online resource provides a variety of tools to assist corrections staff and public health TB programs who work with correctional facilities in TB control efforts. These tools may be downloaded and modified to meet the specific needs of each site. The site contains a large compilation of modifiable forms and templates, archived webinar training, and various written, video and online resources to support TB work within correctional facilities...
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Health Professionals
Correctional Facility Staff
2015
This fact sheet is a step-by-step guideline discussing the supplies required, limitations and precautions, pharmacokinetics, proper storage, and accurate placement for injection of Amikacin with picture guides. The reverse side features a table covering Amikacin, Streptomycin, and Capreomycin, including information regarding drug information, dosing, side effects, monitoring, contraindications and use in renal disease...
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Health Professionals
Nurses
Physicians
2015
This is a web-based course that provides clinicians with the basic concepts of diagnosing and treating latent TB infection and TB disease. The course is based on the print-based Core Curriculum and includes chapters on transmission, pathogenesis, testing, diagnosis, treatment, and infection control.
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Health Professionals
2015
This book was developed to assist in the management of TB and HIV/AIDS programs that are implementing or planning to implement collaborative TB/HIV activities. It is intended to facilitate the collection of standardized data and help in the interpretation and dissemination of these data for program improvement...
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Community Leaders
Health Professionals
International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
Policy Makers
2015
This fact sheet identifies persons who should be tested for tuberculosis (TB) and lists conditions that increase a person's risk for progression to active TB, such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Health Professionals
2015
This report summarizes provisional TB surveillance data reported to CDC in 2013. Case counts and incidence rates continue to decline, but certain groups are disproportionately affected. TB incidence rate among foreign-born persons in 2013 was approximately 13 times greater than the rate among US born persons and the proportion of TB cases among foreign born persons increased to 64...
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Health Professionals
Researchers
2014
This report summarizes worldwide implementation of new TB screening requirements for foreign-born persons applying for either an immigrant visa or refugee status to enter the United States. In 2007 CDC issued Technical Instructions for Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment Using Cultures and Directly Observed Therapy (CDOT TB TI)...
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Health Professionals
Researchers
2014
This webinar is a public forum and panel discussion convened to examine the global health challenges that TB presents, examine the limitations and challenges of current treatment options, and discuss the search for new and better TB drugs and other tools. A podcast, speakers' biographies, and a transcript is also available...
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General Public
2014
This manual for clinicians provides guidelines for clinical care of persons with HIV/AIDS. This updated version incorporates many new insights, but the time-tested format has been retained – easy access to crucial facts for a busy clinician. The guide touches on every topic facing people with HIV and their caregivers...
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Medical and Nursing School Students
Physicians
2014
This information sheet discusses the challenges and key issues of the co-infection of TB and HIV. It states that TB is the leading cause of the death among people with HIV.
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2014
This handbook is a reference tool for use by national tuberculosis (TB) program managers, clinicians and nurses, public health decision-makers and technical and implementing partners committed to the prevention, care, diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant TB.
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Community Based Organizations
Health Educators/Communicators
Health Professionals
International Agencies
2014
This webinar was created for physicians and other licensed medical professionals who diagnose and treat latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The webinar focuses on risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment options for LTBI.
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Health Professionals
2014
This is the nineteenth global report on tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO in a series that started in 1997. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in implementing and financing TB prevention, care and control at global, regional and country levels using data reported by 200 countries and territories that account for over 99% of the world’s TB cases.
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Health Professionals
International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
Policy Makers
2014
The poster from the Toronto Public Health raises awareness about signs and symptoms of TB and initiating infection control to protect and prevent the spread of TB among patients and hospital staff.
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Health Professionals
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
2014
This website provides information regarding pediatric TB. Treatment challenges as well as the scope of the problem are discussed.
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General Public
Health Professionals
2014
This animated video provides an overview of TB and calls for a world with zero TB deaths.
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General Public
2014
This fact sheet provides general information about TB and why it is a concern for people experiencing homelessness and those working with homeless populations.
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Social Service Providers
2014
This document contains an overview of what TB Care I is doing to help with the fight against childhood TB.
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General Public
International Agencies
Policy Makers
2014
This document contains links to over 650 tools and reference materials. It is intended for national TB program staff in high burden settings who are trying to identify strategies to reach at-risk and vulnerable communities more effectively. The goal of the document is to introduce readers to the range of tools and strategies that are available in TB control.
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Health Professionals
International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
2014
