2nd edition.
The practical aspects of TB patient care from the onset of symptoms to the completion of treatment are covered in this guide
2nd edition. The 2018 Roadmap incorporates an additional critical population: adolescents. Despite making up 1 in 6 of the world’s people, adolescents have been largely overlooked as global momentum to address TB has grown. Spanning the ages of 10–19 years, adolescents are both at risk of TB and... represent an important population for TB control. They often present with infectious TB and frequently have multiple contacts in congregate settings, such as schools and other educational institutions. Nevertheless, few countries capture TB data in suitably age-disaggregated ways to allow full understanding of its impact in this group and even fewer provide the adolescent-friendly services our young people need to access diagnosis and care.
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4th edition. This is fourth edition of Treatment of tuberculosis: guidelines, adhering fully to the new WHO process for evidence-based guidelines. Several important recommendations are being promoted in this new edition
Chapter 9: Public health guide for emergencies
Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and in turn TB can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition is therefore highly prevalent among people with TB. It has been demonstrated that undernutrition is a risk factor for progression from TB infection to active TB disease and that undernutrit...ion at the time of diagnosis of active TB is a predictor of increased risk of death and TB relapse. However, the evidence concerning the effect of nutritional supplementation on TB prevention and health outcomes among people with TB had not previously been systematically reviewed. This guideline provides guidance on the principles and recommendations for nutritional care and support of patients with TB as part of their regular TB care
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District Level M & E Training and Reference Material for Primary Health Care Programmes
Annex 1: Measuring progress towards targets
Annex 2: Modelling the impact of the 90-(90)-90 strategy
Annex 3: Investment packages by country setting
Annex 4: Country strategies
Annex 5: Strategic frameworks for research and development for new tools
Annex 6 : Estimating the cost of the 90-(90)-...90 strategy
Accessed November 2017
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NHSP 2017- 2022 (Final draft)
Stop TB Communicable Diseases
TB policies in 29 Countries
A survey of prevention, testing and treatment policies and practices
A survey of prevention, testing and treatment policies and practices
Guidelines for the care and treatment of persons diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C virus infection
The report provides the much-needed evidence to design interventions for children in Kenya and as such we urge partners to use this report as a document for planning for children.
To provide a foundation for the strategic policy and programme development needed to ensure the sustainable implementation of effective interventions for reducing the global burden of PPH