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Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 21:09:25 -0800
From: Warren Feek <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: TB: a Drum Beat Special

The Drum Beat - a Special: Tuberculosis

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Today, March 24th is World TB Day. Someone dies of TB every 15 seconds. 8
million people develop TB every year. 33% of the world's population
carries the infection. This Drum Beat special to coincide with the day
looks at some of the action and some reference and support sites.

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1. Stop Tuberculosis - web site of the STOP TB Initiative - a global
partnership for global action to stop TB. Extensive set of information on
programmes, news, latest updates, events, activities, liniks, facts,
treatment, impact, etc. http://www.stoptb.org/ Contact Heidi Larson
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2. TB.Net - This is a resource centre for information about tuberculosis -
about the disease itself, and also about training programmes, conferences,
computer software, organisations, databases - "anything that has anything
to do with TB is here!". Recently hosted and covered the Conference on
Power, Poverty and TB.  http://www.south-asia.com/ngo-tb/
http://www.south-asia.com/ngo-tb/tbnet2000.htm - for their global
conference


3. France Grants Burkina 1.37 Billion CFA Francs For Medicare - Burkina
Faso - France has recently donated 1.37 Billion CFA Francs to strengthen
Burkina Faso's health care and hospital facilities. Of this, approximately
700 million francs will help to improve management of TB and HIV-infected
patients. Taken From: Panafrican News Agency - December 29, 1999


4. Tuberculosis Control in Areas of High HIV/AIDS Prevalence - Zambia -
Workshops and conferences facilitated sharing and action research among
policy makers and health care providers into treating TB in areas of high
TB/HIV prevalence. The objectives were to develop capacity for action
research in support of urban TB control; develop and evaluate
interventions, through action research, and also to assess and document
the pros and cons of different methodologies used. Contact: P.
Godfrey-Faussett [log in to unmask]


5. TB in Developing Countries - Namibia/Zambia/South Africa - Started in
1996, this multi-sectoral project consisted of two regional components
supporting the Namibian and Zambian national TB control program and the
Southern African Tuberculosis Initiative (SATCI). A monitoring system to
measure the project progress regarding effective TB-case management at the
district, regional and national levels was established in the first year.
The project was fully integrated into the structures of the national
health system and the NTCP through training, capacity building,
supervising and co-operation. Contact: Andrea Knigge [log in to unmask]


6. National TB Programme - Guinea - Since 1988, Médécins Sans Frontiérs
has supported the national programme to combat tuberculosis (TB) by
supplying medicine and laboratory materials to health structures
throughout the whole country and 33 anti-tuberculosis centres in 33
prefectures. Contact: Dr. James Orbinski Tel:+32 (2) 280.18.81


7. Ministerial Conference - Amsterdam 22-14 March - seeks to engage
ministers of health, finance and development planning, along with top
civil servants, from twenty of the highest burden countries in the world.
High-level delegations from donors and technical health agencies are also
participating in the discussions. The Conference will call for concerted
global action to accelerate equitable access to TB treatment and prevent
the further spread of TB and Multi-Drug Resistant TB through mobilizing
all relevant sectors, both public and private. contact Heidi Larson
[log in to unmask] http://www.stoptb.org/conference/index.html


8. Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) - India -
Funded by the British government, improved outreach services will ensure
that people with TB complete their courses of medication. In a coordinated
approach to HIV and TB, the most vulnerable are protected with more
knowledge and access to appropriate services. Contact: DFID Tel: 0171 917
0950


9. TB Frontline - A three-part satellite course for nurses, outreach
workers and supervisors, designed to help TB program staff meet the daily
challenges of TB elimination and control. This course examines the 8 steps
of a contact investigation, explains how patient confidentiality and
patients' rights can be protected in health care settings, in the field,
and during activities involving data collection and analysis. It also aims
to summarize the process of surveillance and case management, describe how
to establish a relationship with a patient, and working effectively with
interpreters. Contact: TB Frontline [log in to unmask]


10. Tuberculosis Research Center - India - conducts randomized controlled
clinical trials to evaluate principles of chemotherapy for both pulmonary
and extra pulmonary forms of tuberculosis, and also has performed research
studies in utilization of traditional birth attendants, student volunteers
and literate youth volunteers. Contact: Director [log in to unmask]

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11. TB National Program - Malawi - Decentralisation of Malawi's DOTS
program, from the hospital to the local level, is the latest in a series
of positive developments of this initiative. A high priority has always
been placed on the prevention, control and treatment of TB in this small
country making it a model for other developing countries.


12. MMWR Continuing Education Program - This interactive Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report informs the reader of recommendations and
guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of TB among
patients with HIV. The recommendations are meant to provide clinical
practice and policy development related to appropriate management of
patients with or at risk for HIV-related TB.
http://www2.cdc.gov/cep/cea.htm


13. STEP - Singapore - The Singapore TB Eradication Programme was launched
by the Ministry of Health in 1997, and through improving treatment and
research in conjunction with public education and patient surveillance in
a Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) system, TB is hoped to be eliminated
from Singapore.Contact Jane Yap [log in to unmask]


14. Women and HIV/AIDS Concerns - a focus on Thailand, Philippines, India
and Nepal - This production of the United Nations focuses on the problems
faced by women with respect to HIV/AIDS and TB, including the combination
of the diseases, and gender-based stigma and treatment.
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/hiv.htm


15. International Course on Planning and Management of Tropical Diseases
Control Programmes - April 25 - June 23, 2000 Institute of Tropical
Medicine/ Antwerp, Belgium

Students will receive up-to-date training in problems / controversies
pertaining to specific diseases as well as on the elements necessary for
the formulation of integrated strategies. The main themes covered include:
HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, other tropical diseases of public health
importance, integrated strategies and final exercise.  
http://www.south-asia.com/ngo-tb/training.htm Contact Marianne Hilgert
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16. AIDS Action Online Issue No. 3, January - March, 1996 - This issue of
AIDS Action focuses specifically on the issue of TB and HIV/AIDS
addressing related issues such as: diagnosis, treatment, education and
training, effective programmes to tackle the dual issue, current issues,
and evaluations. http://www.hain.org/issue30/30p1.html


17. Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis - These training modules are
accessible to anyone over the web, but are designed for public health
workers. Offered by the CDC, it is a series of educational modules
designed to provide basic information about tuberculosis in a self-study
format. Each course has a separate set of modules, registration process,
exam, and credits. You can also work through the modules without
registering. http://www.cdc.gov/phtn/tbmodules/intro.htm


18. Russia AIDS and TB - Russia - This World Bank project began in 1999,
and aims to control the epidemics of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and STD's in
the Russian Federation. A three component strategy involving advocacy,
training, education and treatment will help to achieve the objectives of
reducing TB and HIV prevalence, improving access, quality and
cost-effectiveness of TB, AIDS and STDs services. Contact: Joana Godinho


19. Community Outreach Intervention Projects- USA - Established in 1986 as
an AIDS prevention project targeting injection drug users, it has now
expanded to cover TB transmission and HIV/AIDS, and serves some 45 Chicago
metropolitan community areas with an array of public health interventions
and research studies. Contact: Wayne Wiebel, [log in to unmask]


20. World Bank Statement: "95 percent of the 20 million people ill with TB
today living in the developing world, and effective tools available to
combat the worsening epidemic, investing in TB control programs makes
economic and development sense." World Bank Vice President for the South
Asia region, Mieko Nishimizu at the Ministerial Conference [see above]

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