Tuberculosis (TB) control programme in Nepal

TB control programme--a way forward.

Private Practitioners’ Perspectives on Their Involvement With the Tuberculosis Control Programme in a Southern Indian State

Background Public and private health sectors both play a crucial role in the health systems of low- and middleincome countries (LMICs). The tuberculosis (TB) control strategy in India encourages the public sector to actively partner with private practitioners (PPs) to improve the quality of front line service delivery. However, ensuring effective and sustainable involvement of PPs constitutes a...

Characteristics and Programme-Defined Treatment Outcomes among Childhood Tuberculosis (TB) Patients under the National TB Programme in Delhi

BACKGROUND Childhood tuberculosis (TB) patients under India's Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) are managed using diagnostic algorithms and directly observed treatment with intermittent thrice-weekly short-course treatment regimens for 6-8 months. The assignment into pre-treatment weight bands leads to drug doses (milligram per kilogram) that are lower than current World Health Orga...

Profile and Response to Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment among Elderly Tuberculosis Patients Treated under the TB Control Programme in South India

INTRODUCTION The demographic transition in India has resulted in an increase in the elderly population. There is limited data on the profile of elderly tuberculosis (TB) patients and their treatment outcomes in India. OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical profile, presentation and response to anti-TB treatment among elderly (≥ 60 yrs) and younger (15-59 yrs) TB patients treated under the Revised ...

Ex Post-Evaluation Brief Nigeria: Leprosy and TB Control Programme Project description: The programme intended to implement a comprehensive leprosy and tuberculosis (TB) control comprising 14 federal states in collaboration with the German Leprosy and Tuberculosis

Overall, the programme is attested satisfactory efficacy. At appraisal stage TB and leprosy prevalencies in Nigeria were very high and, accordingly, the programme was highly relevant. In the course of implementation, only limited results were achieved, despite the measures carried out. Case detection rates for both diseases fall far short of the targets recommended by WHO. The allocative effici...