TB Education and Training Resource Guide—INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES (Printable Version)

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Although this Tuberculosis Education and Training Resource Guide focuses primarily on TB resources provided in the Unites States, the following is a list of resources used for preventing and controlling TB in international settings. The materials in this section are primarily from the World Health Organization and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in the World: The WHO/IAULTD Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance
This book provides findings from the first phase of the World Health Organization's and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease's global projects on anti-TB drug resistance surveillance (World Health Organization, 1997).
Audience: government agencies, health professionals, international agencies, physicians
Format: book, 229 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publicaitons/fritw/index.htm
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in the World: The WHO/IAULTD Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance. Report No. 2: Prevalence and Trends
The report contains data from 72 geographical settings involved in the Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance between 1994 and 1999 (World Health Organization, 2003).
Audience: government agencies, health professionals, international agencies, physicians
Format: report, 253 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/drugresistance/index.htm
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Clinical Tuberculosis
This book provides information about clinical TB diagnosis and treatment. It presents general guidelines for treating TB and describes TB control programs and their components (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 1999).
Audience: health professionals, international agencies, physicians
Format: book, 238 pp
Language: English
Available from: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 68 Blvd Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France; 331-44-320360; www.iuatld.org.

The Economic Impact of Tuberculosis
This report discusses the economic impact of TB on global populations. Topics include: morbidity and mortality information, the economic and social burden of TB, household coping strategies, benefits and costs of new strategies for dealing with TB, simulation studies of alternative TB treatment regimens, and obstacles to adopting DOTS (World Health Organization, 2000).
Audience: advocates, government agencies, health professionals, international agencies, physicians, policy makers
Format: report, 32 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.stoptb.org/conference/ahlburg.pdf
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Epidemiologic Basis of Tuberculosis Control
This book describes exposure, infection, disease, and death from TB using epidemiological data. It reviews statistics, including the number of TB cases, the duration of infection in these cases, and the number of case contact interactions per unit of time (World Health Organization, 1999).
Audience: government agencies, health professionals, international agencies, physicians
Format: book, 166 pp
Language: English, Russian
Available from: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 68 Blvd Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France; 331-44-320360; www.iuatld.org.

An Expanded DOTS Framework for Effective Tuberculosis Control
This document reinforces the five essential elements of the DOTS strategy (World Health Organization, 2002).
Audience: government agencies, health professionals, international agencies, physicians
Format: book, 20 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/dots/pdf/TB.2002.297.pdf
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Gender and Tuberculosis Control: Towards a Strategy for Research and Action
This booklet discusses gender-related barriers to TB care and proposes strategies for overcoming them (World Health Organization, 2000).
Audience: advocates, policy makers
Format: booklet, 33 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/Gender/Gender_paper.doc
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

The Global Plan to Stop Tuberculosis
This document describes the action and resources needed over the next 5 years to expand, adapt, and improve DOTS and to meet the 2005 global targets and set the world on the road to the elimination of TB (World Health Organization).
Audience: advocates, community leaders, government agencies, health professionals, interest groups, international agencies
Format: book, 190 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.stoptb.org/GPSTB/default.asp
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Global Tuberculosis Control: WHO Report
This report, updated annually, details the global epidemiology of TB based on the data supplied by the national TB programs from WHO member states (World Health Organization).
Audience: community leaders, government agencies, health educators/communicators, health professionals, international agencies
Format: report
Language: English
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/globrep02/index.html
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Guidelines for Conducting a Review of a National Tuberculosis Programme
This book provides guidelines for national organizations wishing to conduct an assessment of their TB programs (World Health Organization, 1998).
Audience: advocates, government agencies, health professionals, interest groups, international agencies, policy makers
Format: book, 72 pp
Language: English, Spanish
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Guidelines for the Control of Tuberculosis in Prisons
This guideline outlines a TB control program for prisons (World Health Organization, 1998).
Audience: correctional personnel, government agencies, health professionals
Format: guideline, 88 pp
Language: English, Russian
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/prisons
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Guidelines for Establishing DOTS-Plus Pilot Project for the Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
These guidelines list criteria and technical standards to have in place before launching a DOTS-plus pilot project. The guidelines also provide international standards for the structure and function of pilot projects (World Health Organization, 2000).
Audience: government agencies, health professionals, international agencies
Format: guideline, 95 pp
Language: English, French, Spanish
Internet link: English: www.who.int/gtb/publications/dotsplus/dotspluspilot-2000-279/english/index.htm
French: www.who.int/gtb/publications/dotsplus/dotspluspilot-2000-279/french/PDF/TB-2000-279.pdf
Spanish: www.who.int/gtb/publications/dotsplus/dotspluspilot-2000-279/Spanish/PDF/Spanish-
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Guidelines for the Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
This book provides guidelines on managing multidrug-resistant TB. It includes information on assessing individual cases, treatment options, and surgery (World Health Organization, 1997).
Audience: foreign-born, health professionals, Hispanics, international agencies, physicians
Format: book, 48 pp
Language: Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/gmdrt
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource-Limited Settings
This guideline presents information about the prevention of TB in health care facilities (World Health Organization, 1999).
Audience: advocates, health professionals, Hispanics, nurses, physicians
Format: guideline, 52 pp
Language: English, Russian, Spanish
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/healthcare
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Guidelines for Social Mobilization: Planning World TB Day
This guideline discusses how to organize and run events and activities for World TB Day (World Health Organization, 2001).
Audience: advocates, community leaders, government agencies, health professionals, interest groups
Format: guideline, 28 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.stoptb.org/material/default.asp
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

A Human Rights Approach to Tuberculosis
This report examines human rights issues surrounding the TB pandemic (World Health Organization, 2001).
Audience: correctional personnel, government agencies, health professionals, interest groups, policy makers
Format: report, 27 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.stoptb.org/world.tb.day/WTBD_2001/H.RightsReport2001/pdf
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Interventions for Tuberculosis Control and Elimination
This book discusses the medical treatments for TB as a means of prevention and elimination. It discusses typical first- and second-line treatments of TB, the use of prophylactic treatment in people exposed to TB, and the effectiveness of BCG vaccination in TB prevention (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2002).
Audience: health professionals, physicians
Format: book, 258 pp
Language: English
Available from: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 68 Blvd Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France; 331-44-320360; www.iuatld.org.

Involving Private Practitioners in Tuberculosis Control: Issues, Interventions, and Emerging Policy Framework
This report examines human rights issues surrounding the TB pandemic (World Health Organization, 2001).
Audience: advocates, community leaders, government agencies, health professionals, interest groups
Format: report, 79 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/privatepractitioners/index.htm
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Management of Tuberculosis: A Guide for Low-Income Countries
This guide contains a description of TB and how it is identified. It provides descriptions of several treatment modalities, including DOT, DOTS, preventive therapy, and patient care models (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2000).
Audience: community leaders, government agencies, health professionals, interest groups, international agencies
Format: book, 91 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.iuatld.org/assets/images/Management-of-TB-.pdf
Available from: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 68 Blvd Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France; 331-44-320360; www.iuatld.org.

Managing Tuberculosis at a District Level: A Training Course
This information packet serves as a curriculum to educate individuals about the treatment and control of TB on the regional and local levels (World Health Organization, 1999).
Audience: business and labor organizations, community leaders, government agencies, health professionals, international agencies
Format: information packet (8 reports, 6 books)
Language: English
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Policy Statement on Preventive Therapy against Tuberculosis in People Living with HIV
This report outlines the World Health Organization policy that emerged from the Global Tuberculosis Program conference (World Health Organization, 1998).
Audience: government agencies, health professionals
Format: report, 27 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/TB_HIVpolstmnt
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Prisons and AIDS: UNAIDS Point of View
This pamphlet discusses the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS in correctional facilities around the world, explains how this morbidity rate impacts the general public, and reviews risk factors (such as TB) for HIV transmission (World Health Organization, 1997).
Audience: community leaders, correctional personnel, social service providers
Format: pamphlet, 8 pp
Language: English
Available from: World Health Organization, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-3666; www.unaids.org

Prospects for Global Tuberculosis Control under the DOTS Strategy: Geneva, November 1998
This report reviews the potential impact of DOTS on TB worldwide (World Health Organization, 1998).
Audience: government agencies, health professionals, international agencies, policy makers
Format: report, 35 pp
Language: English
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Research Methods for Promotion of Lung Health: A Guide to Protocol Development for Low-Income Countries
This course provides an overview of lung health and discusses epidemiology, research methods, and the use of research results (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2001).
Audience: health professionals
Format: course, 137 pp
Language: English
Available from: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 68 Blvd Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France; 331-44-320360; www.iuatld.org.

Strategic Framework to Decrease the Burden of TB/HIV
This report concentrates on tackling the incidence of TB in high-HIV-prevalence populations, while addressing those aspects of the HIV epidemic relevant to TB (World Health Organization, 2002).
Audience: advocates, community leaders, government agencies, health professionals, interest groups
Format: report, 47 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/tb_hiv/PDF/tb_hiv_2002.296.pdf
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

TB Alert
This newsletter discusses global TB prevention and elimination efforts. It also provides historic information about World TB Day observations (TB Alert).
Audience: community leaders, health professionals
Format: newsletter, 8 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.tbalert.org/index.html
Available from: TB Alert, 22 Tiverton Rd, London NW10 3HL, United Kingdom; www.tbalert.org

TB Control in Prisons: A Manual for Programme Managers
This book is for health care workers considering embarking on TB control in prisons and covers structural, administrative, and medical issues. It is designed primarily for use in settings where there is a high incidence of TB and limited resources (World Health Organization, 2000).
Audience: correctional personnel, health professionals
Format: book, 192 pp
Language: English, Russian, Spanish
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/prisonsNTP/index.html
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

TB/HIV: A Clinical Manual
This manual summarizes the interactions and characteristics of HIV and TB (World Health Organization, 1996).
Audience: health professionals
Format: book, 136 pp
Language: English, Russian, Spanish
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/tb_hiv/PDF/tb_hiv.pdf
Available from: World Health Organization, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int

Training for Better TB Control: Human Resource Development for TB Control
This report outlines a strategy for management of human resources for TB control (World Health Organization, 2002).
Audience: government agencies, health professionals
Format: report, 17 pp
Language: English, French
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/tb_control/pdf/2002.301.pdf
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Treatment of Tuberculosis: Guidelines for National Programmes
This book provides guidelines to national TB program managers, policy makers, nongovernmental organizations, and donor agencies on effective management of TB (World Health Organization, 1997).
Audience: health professionals, interest groups, physicians, policy makers
Format: book, 78 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/ttgnp
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Tuberculosis and AIDS
This report presents information about HIV/AIDS and TB and cites epidemiological statistics about the relationship between HIV/AIDS and TB (World Health Organization, 1997).
Audience: community leaders, government agencies, health professionals, international agencies, physicians
Format: report, 7 pp
Language: English
Available from: World Health Organization, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-3666; www.unaids.org

Tuberculosis and Air Travel: Guidelines for Prevention and Control
These guidelines apply to all domestic and international airline carriers throughout the world (World Health Organization, 1998).
Audience: government agencies, health professionals, international agencies
Format: book, 45 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/aircraft/index.html
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Tuberculosis Control: The DOTS Strategy (Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course): An Annotated Bibliography
This report provides a list of sources about topics related to TB and DOTS (World Health Organization, 1997).
Audience: health professionals, international agencies
Format: report, 15 pp
Language: English
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Tuberculosis Control in Refugee Situations: An Inter-Agency Field Manual
This book discusses TB and TB control among refugees (World Health Organization, 1997).
Audience: community leaders, government agencies, health professionals, international agencies
Format: book, 72 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/pdf/97.221.pdf
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Tuberculosis: DOTS
This videotape presents information about the use of DOTS as a means of treating and preventing the spread of TB (Pan American Health Organization, 2001).
Audience: community leaders, government agencies, health professionals, interest groups, international agencies
Format: videotape, 14 min
Language: English
Available from: Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, 525 23rd St, NW, Washington, DC 20037; 202-974-3000; www.paho.org

Tuberculosis Handbook
This handbook is intended for staff who are responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising TB control activities on a national, regional, or local level (World Health Organization, 1998).
Audience: community leaders, government agencies, health professionals, international agencies
Format: book, 224 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/tbhandbook
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

Tuberculosis Programs: Review, Planning, Technical Support: A Manual of Methods and Procedures
This manual provides information about TB program reviews and planning and technical support. It provides a view of international partnership towards the goal of eliminating TB (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 1998).
Audience: community leaders, government agencies, health professionals, interest groups
Format: book, 80 pp
Language: English
Internet link: www.iuatld.org/assets/images/tb_programs.pdf
Available from: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 68 Blvd Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France; 331-44-320360; www.iuatld.org.

What is DOTS? A Guide to Understanding the WHO-Recommended TB Control Strategy Known as DOTS
This book is designed to provide an understanding of DOTS to further the promotion of effective TB control programs at a local level (World Health Organization, 1999).
Audience: advocates, community leaders, government agencies, health professionals, policy makers
Format: book, 40 pp
Language: Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Internet link: www.who.int/gtb/publications/whatisdots/index.htm
Available from: World Health Organization, Stop TB Department, 20 Ave Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; 41-22-791-2111; www.who.int/gtb

World TB Day: DOTS: TB Cure for All
This information packet provides information on World TB Day 2001, which focused on promoting DOTS, and on what individuals can do to promote World TB Day in their communities (World Health Organization, 2001).
Audience: advocates, government agencies, health educators/communicators, health professionals, interest groups, international agencies, policy makers
Format: information packet (1 sticker, 1 poster, 2 reports, 7 fact sheets)
Language: English
Internet link: www.stoptb.org
Available from: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 68 Blvd Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France; 331-44-320360; www.iuatld.org.