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Stop TB Partnership
Organization:
STOP TB Partnership
Topics: Directly observed treatment, DOTS, Isoniazid preventive therapy, Multidrug-resistant (MDR)/Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB, Public-private mix, Social mobilization, TB case finding and diagnosis, TB case management, TB infection control, TB-HIV, Tuberculosis
Partners:
World Health Organization
Year:
2009 Description:
The Stop TB Partnership (formerly the Stop TB Initiative) is a network of international organizations, countries, donors from the public and private sectors, governmental and nongovernmental organizations and individuals committed to working together to eliminate TB as a public health problem.
The Stop TB Resource Center features a wide range of downloadable guidelines and tools for TB program implementation. Tools of particular interest for improving TB prevention and treatment include the Stop TB laboratory diagnostic tools, guides for developing surveys for social mobilization and communication for TB control, guide to community involvement in tuberculosis care and prevention, patient handbooks, and guidance on implementing public-private mix approaches.