The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has reported to Congress on its international foreign assistance efforts to control tuberculosis (TB). Titled Leading and Leveraging, the report documents work completed the previous fiscal year.
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International Agencies
Policy Makers
2013
This application, created by the WMA and the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute, gives physicians the flexibility to access the course material at any time, even when they are discussing treatment options with their patients. The application was developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization with financial support from the Eli Lilly MDR-TB partnership...
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2013
This document revises previous WHO standard case definitions for TB and drug-resistant TB, the categories used to assign outcomes, and the standard reporting framework for TB.
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International Agencies
2013
This tool is designed to support the effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of tuberculosis (TB) control programs in refugee camps and other settings located in resource-poor areas.
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International Agencies
2013
This guide was developed to help advocacy, communication, and social mobilization (ACSM) programs at national and subnational levels strengthen routine monitoring and evaluation of tuberculosis ACSM activities.
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Health Educators/Communicators
International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
2013
Based on The Union's 93-years of working in the field, the new guide tackles the challenges of fulfilling each patient's potential for cure from both the clinician's and the programme manager's perspective.
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International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
2013
This interim guidance provides advice on the inclusion of bedaquiline in the combination therapy of MDR-TB in accordance with the existing WHO Guidelines for the Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB (2011 Update).
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2013
This fact sheet provides basic information about TB.
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Persons With LTBI
2013
This document sets out basic principles for prioritizing risk groups and choosing a screening approach. It emphasizes the importance of assessing the epidemiological situation, adapting approaches to local situations, integrating TB screening into other health-promotion activities, minimizing the risk of harm to individuals, and engaging in continual monitoring and evaluation.
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2013
This brochure provides basic information for patients about the TB blood test.
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Persons With LTBI
2013
This guide provides information and guidance on TB integration in HIV programming. It is meant to be a hands-on tool that organizations can use to plan and implement effective TB activities in their communities.
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International Agencies
2013
By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: (1) Describe at least 4 ways that social media has been used to further public health work, (2) List the 5 factors to consider when deciding whether to use social media as part of a public health program, (3) Identify at least 2 ways to apply social media to their own TB-related endeavors.
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Health Educators/Communicators
2013
This fact sheet describes Mycobacterium bovis (bovine tuberculosis) in humans. It is also available in Spanish.
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2013
This publication presents the activities and approaches taken by national TB partnerships to support the work of national TB programmes and partners. By featuring examples from existing national TB partnerships, the purpose is both to advocate for support of national TB partnerships, and build capacity for building and maintaining one.
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International Agencies
2013
In this resource pack you will find:
• Assembly ideas.
• Project plans.
• Lesson plans based on TB and every subject in the current school curriculum.
• Fact Sheets for teachers and students on TB.
• A ‘Get Involved’ factsheet with fundraising ideas.
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Health Educators/Communicators
2013
This slide set provides a summary of TB cases in a correctional facility at the time of diagnosis for the years 1993 through 2011.
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Correctional Facility Staff
Policy Makers
2013
The TB Contact Investigation Interviewing Skills Course is an interactive, skills-building training. It is designed to improve the knowledge and proficiency of both new and experienced TB program staff.
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Outreach Workers
2013
This 90-minute training was created for public and private clinicians and allied health personnel who work with tuberculosis (TB). It clarified key information that TB Programs need to know related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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2013
This report gives a first-ever snapshot of the burden and threats posed by the antibiotic-resistant germs having the most impact on human health.
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Policy Makers
2013
Treating LTBI in Special Situations is a self-paced, online course consisting of interactive case-based modules that guide the participant through 8 topics. The topic areas include contact to drug-resistant case, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, infants & children, pregnancy, renal failure, TNF-antagonists and transplantation...
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2013
