New research tool supports implementation and scale-up of digital
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World TB Day Bulletin:
Amid COVID-19, fight to End TB more important than ever
24 March 2020
Message from TDR Director John Reeder
March 24 marks World TB Day, a day dedicated to raising public awareness
about the devastating health, social and economic impacts of tuberculosis
(TB). TB remains the leading global cause of death from a single infectious
agent. In 2018, there were an estimated ten million new cases of TB and 1.5
million deaths.
As the world comes together to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, it is
important to ensure that essential health services and operations are
continued to protect the lives of people with TB and other diseases or
health conditions.
“COVID-19 is highlighting just how vulnerable people with lung diseases
and weakened immune systems can be,” Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO
Director-General, said in a statement
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It’s time to boost innovation and research, both of which are key
components of the global End TB Strategy. Below we share some innovative
approaches developed by TDR, including a new tool to support implementation
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as well as integrating active TB case finding among children in related
health programmes.
New research tool supports scale-up of digital technologies to End TB
While digital and mobile apps to help control TB are welcome innovations,
countries need evidence to identify which ones are effective and worth
adopting to scale up nationally. TDR is developing an Implementation
research toolkit to inform the implementation and scale-up of digital
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in partnership with WHO’s Global TB Programme. This toolkit will help
generate new evidence for optimal applications of digital health
technologies targeting TB and inform future WHO guidance on their use.
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Improving detection of TB in children:
a smarter solution
THE CHALLENGE:
Detecting TB cases in West and Central Africa is a persistent challenge,
especially in children. It is estimated that 70% of TB cases in children
under five aren’t detected nor treated.
THE SOLUTION:
In Senegal, to target these missed cases, the National TB Control
Programme is studying a new active case finding strategy, where TB
screening is integrated into malnutrition screening campaigns. This
innovative approach was piloted during a recent nutrition campaign in the
districts of Thiès and Tivaouane.
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provide the following update on the implications of COVID-19 on our work.
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