Items tagged with TB care
Location, location, location: tuberculosis services in highest burden countries (post)
Early diagnosis of tuberculosis and rapid treatment initiation are crucial for tuberculosis care and for interrupting transmission and require delivery of tuberculosis care services where most patients seek initial care. In most countries, National Tuberculosis Programs (NTPs) are expected to have basic tuberculosis diagnosis by use of smear microscopy available at the primary care level, via a network of microscopy centres. However, there is little published information on where latent tuberculosis and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) diagnostic and treatment services are exactly available in the highest tuberculosis burden countries.
India: Doctor’s tenacity nudges government to overhaul TB program (post)
In the last six years, Haryana-based Dr Raman Kakar compiled a list of 5,300 cases where patients had a relapse of tuberculosis (TB) even after completing the full medication dose. He learnt that in several cases patients had completed full course of medication on six occasions but the disease still resuscitated, forcing them to seek another dose.
Individual, household and community level factors associated with keeping TB status secret in Ghana (post)
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Shortage of TB doctors in Myanmar leading to patient backlogs (post)
Head doctors at hospitals around Myanmar are calling for more resources to be dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis, as a current shortfall in medical officers has left patients waiting on treatment.
Indian government plans nutritional support for TB patients (post)
New Delhi: With an aim to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2020, the government is planning to provide nutritional support to those undergoing TB treatment. The move aims to help speed up treatment and provide faster recovery from TB.
'I have tuberculosis in my brain' (post)
Johnny Islam, 29, is from Leyton in east London. Although having TB in the brain is rare, the disease itself is not.
Prevalence and clinical relevance of helminth co-infections among TB patients in urban Tanzania (post)
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High mortality among TB patients on treatment in Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study (post)
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Roving clinics tackle TB among Myanmar's poorest people – in pictures (post)
Tuberculosis is among the leading causes of death for people aged 15-49 in Myanmar, but the cost of reaching a hospital for a diagnostic X-ray is often prohibitive for those in isolated communities. A scheme that sends mobile teams out to test and give medication is helping people get much needed treatment.
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