This report is intended to share Rapid CATCH and other select project data generated by USAID’s Child Survival and Health Grants Program projects that ended between October and December 2011. Eight of the nine projects focused on maternal, newborn and child health, while one focused on tuberculosis control.
Community-Based Tuberculosis Prevention and Care
This international handbook for nongovernmental organizations and civil society organizations (CSOs) is designed to serve as a primer for those considering joining the fight against tuberculosis (TB). It provides information on TB and how it is prevented, diagnosed and treated; how TB programs work on the ground; how communities and CSOs can get involved; and special populations that need extra attention. Included are …
Community-Based Tuberculosis Prevention and Care: Why and How to Get Involved
This document is designed to serve as a handbook, or primer, for nongovernmental and civil society organizations that are considering joining the fight against TB. It provides information on: TB and how it is prevented, diagnosed, and treated; How TB programs work on the ground; How communities and CSOs can get involved; and Special populations that need extra attention. It …
Tuberculosis Control Programming for PVOs: Facilitator’s Manual
The purpose of this manual is to assist PVOs/NGOs to organize and facilitate a course on tuberculosis control programming for PVOs/NGOs at the country or regional level. The curriculum is designed to prepare PVO/NGO and partner staff to implement high-quality tuberculosis control programming, including diagnosis, case finding, drug supply, information analysis and use, working with partners, communication issues, incentives and …
Tuberculosis Control Programming for PVOs: Facilitator’s Manual
The purpose of this manual is to assist PVOs/NGOs to organize and facilitate a course on tuberculosis control programming for PVOs/NGOs at the country or regional level. The curriculum is designed to prepare PVO/NGO and partner staff to implement high-quality tuberculosis control programming, including diagnosis, case finding, drug supply, information analysis and use, working with partners, communication issues, incentives and …
The Expansion of Community-Based Tuberculosis Programming: Critical Program Design Issues for New Partners
This document outlines nine project-design challenges most likely to face those working at the community level. It should be used as a primer for gaining a better understanding of the challenges community-based tuberculosis programs and providers face, as well as some of the ways nongovernmental organizations are currently addressing these challenges.
Global Tuberculosis Report 2017
The main purpose of the report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress made in TB care and control at global, regional and country levels. The report can be downloaded here.
WHO Publications on TB
Numerous WHO publications on TB published over the last 13 years. http://www.who.int/tb/publications/en/
Care Prevention and Management of Tuberculosis: ICN e-Learning Course
Developed from the training materials developed by the International Council of Nurses as part of the ICN TB/MDR-TB Project, this resource aims to offer practical tools to nurses and others involved in caring for patients, families and communities affected by TB (including drug-resistant TB). It recognizes the challenges faced in providing high-quality care when resources are scarce and the workload is …
Tackling TB and HIV in Women: An Urgent Agenda
This paper is part of a series of briefing papers being published by the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA) designed to deepen the agenda on women and AIDS, to build consensus among a larger group of AIDS and women’s health advocates on key messages and evidence, and to set out clear recommendations and calls for next steps and …