Items tagged with Prevention
The Global Plan to Stop TB (document)
The Global Plan to Stop TB 2011-2015 retains the full spirit of its predecessor, Global Plan to Stop TB 2006-2015, while providing a clearer blueprint for action, setting out what needs to be done to achieve the 2015 targets set within the context of the MDGs and by the Stop TB Partnership. It takes in to account significant policy changes and costs to antiretroviral therapy, updates to the MDR-TB component of the plan, updates to estimates of epidemiological burden and trends, the importance of giving a higher profile to laboratory strengthening and the necessity to address the full spectrum of research.
Plan to Combat Extensively Drug-Resistance Tuberculosis: Recommendations of the Federal Task Force (document)
The guidelines outlined in this report are closely aligned with WHO's seven-point Global Action Plan to Combat XDR-TB. Seven response actions were highlighted such as: conducting rapid surveys, rapid drug sensitivity testing and taking infection-control precautions.
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Healthcare Settings (document)
This report updates TB control recommendations reflecting shifts in the epidemiology of TB, advances in scientific understanding, and changes in health-care practice that have occurred in the United States during the preceding decade. The new guidelines have been expanded to address a broader concept of healthcare-associated settings which go beyond the previously defined facilities.
Review of the National Tuberculosis Programme in Ukraine (document)
Ukraine has the second-highest burden of tuberculosis in the WHO European Region. In 2010, the Minister of Health asked WHO to review the National Tuberculosis Programme, and make recommendations that could be used to help develop the Programme plan for 2012-2016. The reviewers found a range of problems. The report of the review includes 14 recommendations made to the Government, the Ministry of Health and its partners.
European framework to decrease the burden of TB/HIV (document)
This framework is a guide for European countries to aid in developing their national plan for reducing TB/HIV morbidity and mortality. It builds on strategies developed globally and in Europe for tuberculosis control and for HIV/AIDS prevention and care. It identifies five strategic components (political commitment, collaborative prevention, intensified case-finding, coordinated treatment, strengthened surveillance) and eight key operations (central coordination, policy development, surveillance, training, supply management, service delivery health promotion, research).
Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC (document)
This document lays out general guidelines for effective prevention and control of TB in jails, prisons, and other correctional and detention facilities. Strategies for TB-prevention and -control in correctional facilities highlight the importance of early identification of TB through patient entry and periodic follow-up screening; successful treatment of TB disease and latent TB infection; appropriate use of airborne precautions (e.g., airborne infection isolation, environmental controls, and respiratory protection); comprehensive discharge planning; and thorough and efficient contact investigation.
General Recommendations on Immunization (document)
This updated report from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) expands the discussion of vaccination spacing and timing, recommendations for vaccinations administered by an incorrect route, information regarding needle-free injection technology, vaccination of children adopted from countries outside the United States, timing of live-virus vaccination and tuberculosis screening.
Interventions for Tuberculosis Control and Elimination (document)
This guide addresses interventions employed against tuberculosis including: treatment, prophylaxis, BCG vaccination and preventive chemotherapy and the role of each one is weighed in current practice.
Tuberculosis in the Workplace (document)
These government standards discuss how workplace TB protection should be in line with proven TB control measures and have enough flexibility so organizations can adapt them to the appropriate level of risk facing their workers.
The National Tuberculosis Health Sector Strategic Plan for Ghana (document)
This National TB Control Programme (NTP) builds on the previous 2002–2006 strategic plan. The overall aim is to achieve "the World Health Assembly (WHA), STOP TB Partnership and the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets" by focusing on universal access to critical TB control interventions while addressing emerging issues which previously have been given little attention. It outlines required technical assistance in identified key areas: DOTS expansion, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), human resources development,laboratory services, and drug management. In addition, advocacy, communication, and social mobilization will play a key role in this plan in all areas
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