Revised National TB Control Programme. Annual Status Report
The purpose of this handbook is to bring together in summarized form the issues, recommended strategies and political measures involved in addressing each of the components of the STOP TB Strategy. It outlines the range of activities to be addressed... by national TB control programmes and the recommended approaches to implementation of the Strategy. An adequate strategy for the control of TB globally requires a comprehensive approach to address all the main constraints to control the disease, including emerging challenges, in addition to the main factors influencing the TB incidence such as socioeconomic and environmental factors.
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A technical guide for sputum smear microscopy, initiated by the International Union against Tuberculosis, is designed to be an easy to use reference standard for the collection, storage and transport of sputum specimens and for the examination of sp...utum smears by direct microscopy. This edition includes updates addressing bio-safety and quality assurance aspects of sputum smear microscopy.
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A rapid situation analysis in three districts
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 165-170
La publicación consta de 20 láminas, mostrando lámina por lámina, cerciorándose que el paciente comprenda correctamente los mensajes, para ello usa palabras sencillas, pregunta al paciente y respuestas escuchadas.
El manual contiene las normas y procedimientos para la toma de muestra, la baciloscopia, medidas de bioseguridad, cuidado y conservación del microscopio, de casos de tuberculosis