Guidelines

Navigating TuberculosisIndicators: A Guide for TB Programs

Navigating TuberculosisIndicators: A Guide for TB Programs

Purpose of This GuideThe Performance-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (PBMEF) is a key component ofUSAID’s efforts to ensure effective accountability of investments in TB at global, regional, andcountry levels to accelerate progress to end the TB epidemic. The framework streamlines andprioritizes indicators for monitoring progress toward reaching global TB milestones […]

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Diagnosis of tuberculosis and detection of DR TB rapid communication

Diagnosis of tuberculosis and detection of DR TB rapid communication

The World Health Organization (WHO) End TB Strategy emphasizes the importance of early tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and universal access to drug-susceptibility testing (DST). Despite these efforts, significant diagnostic gaps persist globally. In 2022, an estimated 10.6 million people contracted TB, with 7.5 million newly diagnosed cases, but only 4.0 million […]

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WHO Releases Updated Guidelines on Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment

WHO Releases Updated Guidelines on Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the second edition of its consolidated guidelines on TPT. The 21 recommendations contained in the second edition of the guidelines cover critical steps in programmatic management of TPT. The main changes from the first edition of the guidelines include a new, strong recommendation […]

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