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This poster presents a "Stop TB!" message written in six languages. The languages are Chinese, English, Ilocano, Korean, Taglog, and Vietnamese.

Asian or Pacific Islander persons Non-U.S.-born persons
2004

This film's primary focus is on DOTS in Rajasthan, India and on TB/HIV in Malawi, with scientific commentary provided by Dr. Douglas Young, chairman of the Stop TB Working Group on New Vaccines. A sub-theme running throughout the film is the urgent need for new tools -- drugs, diagnostics and vaccines -- in order to turn the tide against the epidemic.

General Public
2004

This brochure provides information for people who may have been infected with the TB germ.

General Public
2004

The "10/90 Gap" is the idea that only 10% of global health research is devoted to conditions accounting for 90% of the global disease burden. This report dispels the myth of the 10/90 Gap in health research including research regarding tuberculosis. It calls for a more constructive approach to improving access to medicines for the poor.

General Public International Agencies
2004

This slide set depicts how TB is spread and how to differentiate between latent TB infection and active TB disease. It also lists symptoms of TB and discusses testing and treatment.

General Public
2004

Aimed at provincial or district level staff responsible for training health facility staff who detect and treat cases of tuberculosis (TB), this guide explains options for using the course "Management of Tuberculosis: Training for Health Facility Staff." This guide is for the staff who will implement training at the provincial or district level, according to directives from the national level.

Health Educators/Communicators
2004

ISAC (Intensified Support and Action Countries) is a special emergency initiative to accelerate DOTS expansion and reach the 2005 targets; within the Global Plan to Stop TB, and to achieve the 2015 target of reversing TB incidence. ISAC will focus international assistance on and support efforts by the Stop TB Partnership in selected countries through the DOTS Expansion Working Group (DEWG).

International Agencies Policy Makers
2004

This report summarizes a recent outbreak of TB and highlights the challenges of preventing TB among homeless persons, particularly when multiple chains of transmission are occurring and multiple jurisdictions are involved. The findings underscore the complementary role of rapid DNA genotyping in the detection of possible TB transmission in homeless populations...

Managers and Supervisors
2004

This report describes the progress of the Stop TB Partnership. It reports that TB control is succeeding around the world. The challenges include increasing and sustaining new funding levels; strengthening the public health system, including the availability, capacity, and motivation of human resources; empowering households and communities; engaging providers in the private and other sectors; and creating and adopting new technology, such as diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines.

International Agencies Managers and Supervisors Policy Makers
2004

This fact sheet summarizes global goals and targets for TB control. The fact sheet also contains a data table with demographic, epidemiological, and operational indicators; threats to TB control; and resources for all the countries in the Americas.

International Agencies Policy Makers
2004

This fact sheet presents data of the distribution on TB cases among the population of Los Angeles County in 2003.

2004

This fact sheet presents data on the distribution of TB cases among the foreign-born of Los Angeles County in 2003.

2004

The Effective TB Interviewing for Contact Investigations Materials include a Faciltator-Led Training Guide, Self-Study Modules, and a Videotape. The materials can be used together or on their own. Each material has to be ordered separately from the CDC website order form. This 67-minute videotape demonstrates successful interviewing strategies with TB patients and is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of health care workers who are responsible for conducting TB interviews with patients as part of contact investigations.

Health Educators/Communicators Outreach Workers
2004

This guideline promotes collaboration between TB and HIV/AIDS programs to reduce the burden for people affected by both diseases.

Community Leaders International Agencies Managers and Supervisors Policy Makers
2004

This information kit provides information on the rationale and use of an LTBI card. It includes a sample wallet-sized pocket card that LTBI patients can use as a portable record of their tuberculin skin test, chest x-ray, and treatment status. Patients can carry the card at all times and show it whenever they are seen by a new health care provider...

Correctional Facility Staff Civil Surgeons
2004

This guide provides the clinical and epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis in the context of the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) in 18 illustrated chapters. This guide is a comprehensive reference for anyone involved in the treatment, control, and prevention of tuberculosis and is especially geared to specialist physicians working in low-income countries.

2004

This flash movie is an informational film based on the report "Tuberculosis" published by WHO. The movie puts a human face on the TB epidemic and the deadly interaction between TB and HIV. It depicts the suffering of people affected by this disease through images and interviews. Outlining the efficacy of the DOTS program, the movie makes clear that continued commitment and expanded resources are vital to combat TB.

General Public International Agencies
2004

In this flash film, Winstone Zulu, a TB/HIV advocate from Zambia, says that TB is the leading killer of AIDS patients living in Africa. From his own experience of living with both AIDS and TB, and having been cured of TB himself, he states that there is a desperate need for TB patients to be treated with TB drugs, as TB can be cured...

General Public International Agencies
2004

This resource will provide health departments with the ability to identify health care facilities in the community where targeted TB testing and treatment of LTBI are likely to be most successful and efficient. Used in conjunction with another product developed by the New Jersey Medical School National TB Center (NTBC), Identifying Missed Opportunities for Preventing TB, health departments should be able to strengthen activities in specific target facilities in the community.

Managers and Supervisors
2004

This manual describes the TB field investigation process including pre-investigation preparation, communication with individuals in the field, confidentiality, field safety, and working with community providers. A checklist to be used during field work is also included.

Outreach Workers
2004