Management of health programmes:Tuberculosis
For frontline managers
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Frequently asked questions - XDR TB
2006, WHO
(4 pages, pdf 109kb) -
TB control at a glance
2003, WHO Stop TB and the World Bank
Why tackle tuberculosis? what to do about tuberculosis: DOTS; where to start; how to adapt DOTS to local conditions; lessons learned
(4 pages, pdf 435kb) -
WHO Stop TB Strategy (Summary)
2006, WHO Stop TB Partnership
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WHO Stop TB Strategy
2006, WHO Stop TB Partnership
1. Pursue DOTS; 2. Adress other diseases; 3. Strengthen Health Systems; 4. Engage all care providers; 5. Empower the people; 6. Promote research
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International Standards for TB Care (summary)
2006, The Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance. Funded by the US Agency for International Development
Describes a widely accepted level of care that all practitioners, public and private, should follow in dealing with people who have, or are suspected of having, tuberculosis
4 pages (132kb) -
International Standards for TB Care
pdf, 624kb
2006, The Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance. Funded by the US Agency for International Development.
To facilitate high-quality care for TB patients of all ages, including those with sputum smear-positive, sputum smear-negative, and extra pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculosis caused by drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms, and tuberculosis combined with human immunodefi ciency virus (HIV) infection.
(60 pages) -
Strengthening TB Treatment: How to Implement DOTS
Healthlink Worldwide, 2001
Why is DOTS needed? What is DOTS? What makes DOTS different? Accessibility; community education; case detection; identifying people who stop treatment; resources needed for a DOTS programme; training; monitoring and evaluation
(8 pages, pdf 130kb) -
Practical Pharmacy Issue 18
pdf, 475kb
2008, Health Action International (Africa)
In this issue: What is TB? TB in children, TB in pregnancy, TB and HIV/AIDS; Multi-drug resistant TB; adherance to DOTS; how health workers can protect themselves;
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Procurement Manual for the DOTS-Plus Projects Approved by the Green Light Committee
Ingeborg Jille, Fabienne Jouberton, Ernesto Jaramillo, Marina Sereguina and Ron Wehrens (eds.), 2004, WHO/HTM/TB/2003.328 Rev.1
Drugs, quality, prices determination, ordering, registration, international transport, IDA, payment conditions, storage conditions
(27 pages, pdf 237kb)