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Indicator name:
Tuberculosis cases started on MDR-TB treatment
Data type:
Count
Indicator Id:
1368
Definition:
-
Method of estimation:
Number of cases with rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) or multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) started on a prescribed MDR-TB treatment regimen during the period of assessment.  
Preferred data sources:
Surveillance systems; All references to Kosovo should be understood to be in the context of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)
Unit of Measure:
Cases
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Annual
Expected frequency of data collection:
Annual
Contact person email:
tbdata@who.int
Name:
TB data enquiries
Links:
WHO TB data
The Global Plan to Stop TB 2011 - 2015
Global tuberculosis control report
A minimum set of indicators for the programmatic management of MDR-TB in national tuberculosis control programmes
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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