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.
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2004
General information on the BCG Vaccine on Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's website.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Outreach Workers
Persons With LTBI
2008
This manual has been written with the aim of developing the knowledge, awareness, and skills of primary health care providers. Primary health care providers can play an important role in tuberculosis control through early detection of the disease, referral for treatment, and involvement in directly observed therapy...
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2004
This online course covers how to diagnose, treat, and prevent childhood TB. The course consists of six modules: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, TB/HIV, prevention, and practice. The content is based on the World Health Organization's "Guidance for National Tuberculosis Programmes on the Management of Tuberculosis in Children" and the Union's "Desk Guide for Diagnosis and Management of TB in Children...
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2015
The purpose of this training toolkit is to build the capacity of health care workers to address and manage TB in children. The toolkit consists of ten modules. Topics include epidemiology of childhood TB, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, TB/HIV co-infection, multidrug-resistant TB, and community-based child TB management.
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International Agencies
2014
This manual describes policies, protocols and recommendations for the prevention, treatment and control of tuberculosis from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH). The protocols address testing, preventive treatment, initial evaluation for TB, treatment of TB disease and drug-resistant TB, monitoring and follow-up evaluation, infection control, and case management...
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2008
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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International Agencies
Managers and Supervisors
2014
Users can make customized bilingual handouts by selecting from 41 TB related chapters and over 30 languages.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Outreach Workers
2015
This website provides access to information regarding childhood TB, including online courses, educational resources, and an online community.
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2017
This guide provides clinicians with an overview of drug-resistant tuberculosis. The guide includes tools that can be used by providers who participate in the management of patients with drug-resistant TB.
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Civil Surgeons
Nurses
Physicians
2022
This book provides government and nongovernment entities involved in TB elimination with background on the pathology of TB, its history, and the public and private response to TB in the United States.
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Community Leaders
2000
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
Outreach Workers
2018
This is a planning document designed to facilitate the integration of strong public-private mix components into national TB strategic plans that are supposed to be the basis for Global Fund proposals and national budgeting processes, and will help drive a more comprehensive approach to provider engagement in TB care and prevention.
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Civil Surgeons
Community Leaders
Health Educators/Communicators
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
International Agencies
Lab Personnel
Managers and Supervisors
Outreach Workers
Policy Makers
2017
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.
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Health Educators/Communicators
2004
This handbook summarizes the issues, recommended strategies and practical measures involved in addressing the components of the Stop TB Strategy. It provides recommended approaches to implementing the Stop TB Strategy as well as activities that should be addressed by National TB Programs.
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2008
