Scientific brief
8 April 2020
PQDx 0018-010-00 WHO
PQDx PR
July/2016, version 3.0
Given the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries are advised to continue adopting the TB diagnostic algorithms recommended by PAHO / WHO.
Despite the differences in the modes of transmission of TB and COVID-19, certain personal prote...ction measures are relevant for both diseases. Routine measures to protect yourself from TB should continue along with additional precautions to protect workers from COVID-19.
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BMC Family Practice201415:165, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-165
Open Access
Stop TB`s GDF provides a wide range of diagnostic equipment and laboratory supplies in its Diagnostics Catalog
GDF is the largest global provider of quality-assured tuberculosis (TB)
medicines, diagnostics, and laboratory supplies to the public sector.
Since 2001, GDF has facilitated access to high-quality TB care in over 130
countries, providing treatmen...ts to over 30 million people with TB and procuring
and delivering more than $200 million worth of diagnostic equipment
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District hospital level Severe | Malaria is a Medical Emergency
Supplement to the Healthcare Waste Management Toolkit for Global Fund
Practitioners and Policy Makers
Tuberculosis (TB) is the deadliest infectious disease in most low- and middle-income countries, claiming more than 4,000 lives each day. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has seriously impacted people with pre-existing health conditions. People with TB are usually more vulnerable to other infectio...ns, including the novel coronavirus, due to pre-existing lung damage. They are also at higher risk of developing complications from COVID-19.
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Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapeutics, 2013, 1, 17-24
Standard Treatment Guideline