Mission report: June 11-20, 2017
ERJ Open Res 2017; 3: 00002-2017
On the road to ending TB
Highlights from the 30 highest TB burden countries
This core package of materials provides a comprehensive introduction to the FAST strategy: a focused approach to stopping TB spread in congregate settings. This core package is composed of a booklet, job aids, posters, and a button which serves as a
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visual reminder to staff and patients of the importance of this strategy in TB control. FAST can be implemented in both general and TB specific medical settings. Download the complete package from the website https://drtbnetwork.org/fast-tb-infection-control-strategy-core-package
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15. Euro Surveill. 2017;22(47):pii=17-00103
This study addresses part of the Terms of Reference for a scoping report ‘An analysis of approaches to laboratory capacity strengthening for drug resistant infections in low and middle income countries’. It has been produced as a separate report because it is also very relevant for a second stud
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y ‘Supporting Surveillance Capacity for Antimicrobial Resistance: Regional Networks and Educational Resources’. This study compares antimicrobial surveillance systems in three low and middle income countries in order to describe the components of these systems and to understand which surveillance models are best suited to particular contexts. Ghana, Nigeria and Nepal were selected as study countries because they cover different continents and include one ‘fragile’ context (Nigeria). Brief information from Malawi is also included.
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The Open Infectious Diseases Journal, 2013, 7, (Suppl 1: M6) 54-59
Research Article
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:262; doi:10.1186/1471-2334-12-262
INT J TUBERC LUNG DIS 22(2):197–205 http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.17.0245
braz j infect dis 2 0 1 7;2 1(2):162–170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2016.11.006
1413-8670/© 2016 Sociedade Brasileira de Infectologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
ECDC MISSION REPORT 19–21 September 2016 ; 14–15 November 2016
The strategic priorities of the CCS 2014–2018 are:
(1) Strengthening the health system.
(2) Enhancing the achievement of communicable disease control targets.
(3) Controlling the growth of the noncommunicable disease burden.
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) Promoting health throughout the life course.
(5) Strengthening capacity for emergency risk management and surveillance systems for various health threats.
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Mapping Report - Catalonia (Spain).
The purpose of these guidelines is to help health workers to participate in the process of continuous surveillance of safety and efficacy of the pharmaceutical products which are used in clinical practice, thus help to achieve the ultimate goal to m
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ake safer and more effective treatment available to patients. This guideline addresses specifically the issues on what to report, why to report, when to report, where to report and how to report.
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Fist Edition: January, 2012
Kingdom of Cambodia, Nation Religion King