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Brief Guide on Tuberculosis Control for Primary Health Care Providers for Countries in the WHO European Region with a High and Intermediate Burden of Tuberculosis

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Brief Guide on Tuberculosis Control for Primary Health Care Providers for Countries in the WHO European Region with a High and Intermediate Burden of Tuberculosis

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. This manual is particularly relevant to primary health care providers in the countries of eastern Europe, the Baltic States, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Author:

Global Tuberculosis Institute at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Stop TB Partnership, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe), WHO/Europe

Audiences:

Health Professionals

Topic:

Diagnosis, Treatment Guidelines Materials, HIV Co-infection, MDR TB, Program Management, TB Treatment, Comprehensive TB Material, Treatment- Directly Observed Therapy (DOT)

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