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The Right to Breathe: Human Rights Training for People with and Affected by Tuberculosis

Teaching Guide
The Right to Breathe: Human Rights Training for People with and Affected by Tuberculosis

This training manual was created to build and strengthen the capacity of people with and affected by TB to better understand the human rights issues and abuses they encounter and be able to respond constructively by building on previous experience in participating in a TB-or and human rights-related activity.

Author:

Activists Coalition on TB – Asia Pacific (ACT! AP)

Audiences:

Community Based Organizations, Community Leaders, Educators, General Public, Health Educators/Communicators, Outreach Workers, Social Service Providers

Topic:

Advocacy/Communications, Training

Country of Origin:

Thailand

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