HEART

HEART

High-quality technical assistance for results

  • COVID-19
  • About
    • About HEART
    • Services
    • HEART Partners
    • HEART Newsletter
    • Contact us
  • Health
    • Access to medicines
    • Communicable Diseases
    • Environmental Health
    • Health Systems
    • HIV and AIDS
    • International Policy and Aid Financing
    • Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
    • Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health
    • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Nutrition
    • Agriculture
    • Childhood nutrition
    • Financing nutrition
  • Water & Sanitation
    • Handwashing and Sanitation
    • Water Services
    • Gender and WASH
    • Water Policy
    • Faecal Sludge Management
    • Urban Sanitation
  • Education
    • Access and Participation
    • Adult, Higher and Vocational Education
    • Curriculum, Learning and Teaching
    • Education and Health
    • Girls’ Education
    • Policy, Finance and Governance
    • Quality of learning outcomes
    • Sex Education
    • Violence, Conflict and Emergencies
  • Social Protection
    • Inclusive Development
    • Social Health
    • Gender Equality
    • Digital Inclusion
    • Cash Transfers
    • Child Labour
    • Modern Slavery
  • Gender
  • All Resources
    • Topic Guides
    • Helpdesk Reports
    • Document Library
    • Assignment Reports
    • HEART Talks
    • Reading Packs
COVID-19 Search

Tag: tuberculosis

© WHO 2018
Health
Tuberculosis (TB) Research Briefing for UN Missions: The vital role of research in TB elimination
HEART talks
June 23, 2018

This collection of videos, filmed June 4th, 2018 at the ‘TB Research briefing for UN Missions: The vital role of research in TB elimination’ event, highlights the critical role research plays in TB elimination. The event aimed to: Educate missions about the critical need for scaling up TB research Sensitise missions to the need for commitments… Read more

K4D, TB, tuberculosis
Health
Communicable diseases: Key challenges and potential solutions
HEART talks
April 23, 2018

In this HEART Talk Dr. Peter MacPherson provides a brief overview of the challenges and potential solutions regarding tackling communicable diseases in developing countries. This presentation was delivered as part of a professional development training session for DFID health advisers in March 2018. Subject experts from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) presented the… Read more

HIV, K4D, Malaria, neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis
Health
Emerging issues in tuberculosis
Reading Pack
April 20, 2018

The K4D professional development Reading Packs provide thought-provoking introductions by international experts and highlight the emerging issues and debates within them. They aim to help inform policies that are more resilient to the future. For any enquiries, please contact [email protected] Key concepts Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that can cause disease in any part of… Read more

health. K4D, tuberculosis
Health
Public–private mix for tuberculosis care and control: a systematic review
Document Library
June 13, 2016

Public–private mix (PPM), recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), was introduced to cope with the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic worldwide. In many developing countries, PPM has played a powerful role in TB control, while in others it has failed to meet expectations. Thus, a systematic review was conducted to determine the mechanisms used by global… Read more

Public-Private Partnerships, tuberculosis
Health
Assessment of the patient, health system, and population effects of Xpert MTB/RIF and alternative diagnostics for tuberculosis in Tanzania: an integrated modelling approach
Document Library
May 7, 2015

Several promising new diagnostic methods and algorithms for tuberculosis have been endorsed by WHO. National tuberculosis programmes now face the decision on which methods to implement and where to place them in the diagnostic algorithm. We used an integrated model to assess the effects of different algorithms of Xpert MTB/RIF and light-emitting diode (LED) fluorescence… Read more

diagnostic tool, Tanzania, tuberculosis
Health
Beyond accuracy: creating a comprehensive evidence base for TB diagnostic tools
Document Library
May 7, 2015

The need for a strong and comprehensive evidence base to support decision making with regard to the implementation of new and improved diagnostic tools and approaches has been highlighted by a number of stakeholders; these include members of the New Diagnostics Working Group (NDWG) and the Subgroup for Introducing New Approaches and Tools of the… Read more

diagnostic tool, tuberculosis
Health
Engaging the Community to Reach, Treat and Cure Tuberculosis
Blog
March 24, 2015

Globally 1 in 3 people are infected with tuberculosis (TB) of which 1 in 10 will go on to develop TB disease during their lifetime. In 2013, there were 9 million new cases but consistently 3 million people were not diagnosed, treated, or officially registered by national TB programmes (NTPs). Many of those missed by… Read more

tuberculosis
Health
Global tuberculosis report 2014
Document Library
October 23, 2014

This is the nineteenth global report on tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO in a series that started in 1997. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in implementing and financing TB prevention, care and control at global, regional and country levels using data reported by over 200 countries that… Read more

TB, tuberculosis
Health
Tackling the Global TB Threat: Can We Learn from the HIV Response?
HEART talks
April 10, 2014

This roundtable, held at Centre for Global Health Policy, University of Sussex, threw light on various dimensions of TB, including the global disease burden and the national situation in the UK, access to treatment, drug resistance, and recent efforts by pharmaceutical companies and global health initiatives to develop new therapies.  A summary of the roundtable… Read more

tuberculosis
Health
Global tuberculosis report 2013
Document Library
March 26, 2014

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in implementing and ?nancing TB prevention, care and control at global, regional and country levels using data reported by 197 countries and territories that account for over 99% of the world’s TB cases. Five priority actions required to accelerate progress towards the MDG 2015 targets… Read more

TB, tuberculosis
Health
Tackling TB – the burden remains significant
Blog
March 24, 2014

Last week I was lucky enough to attend a roundtable event titled ‘Tackling the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Threat: Can we learn from the HIV response?’ It was hosted by the Centre for Global Health Policy, University of Sussex. With World TB Day being marked on the 24 March, the event offered a timely reminder that… Read more

TB, tuberculosis
Page 1 of 212>

Connect with us

Subscribe to the HEART Newsletter

To subscribe to the HEART Newsletter simply add your email below. A confirmation email will be sent to you. Please click on the link in the email to confirm your subscription.

Thank you. You have successfully subscribed. Check your inbox now and please click on the link in the email to confirm your subscription.

HEART on Twitter

Follow HEART on Twitter

About HEART

HEART is a consortium of leading organisations in international development, health, nutrition, water and sanitation, education, and social protection. We work together to support the use of evidence and expert advice in policy-making.

HEART helps time-pressured decision-makers better understand, interpret and apply evidence. Our knowledge and consultancy services are tailored to support policy decisions and we respond rapidly to requests for assistance as they arise.

Find out more about HEART.

  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • youtube
  • vimeo
  • soundcloud
  • rss

Licence

Creative Commons Licence
HEART produced content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Supported by:

UK AID logo

Useful links

  • Subscribe
  • Contact us
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy policy
Copyright © 2023 HEART. All rights reserved.
Home
  • COVID-19
  • About
    ▼
    • About HEART
    • Services
    • HEART Partners
    • HEART Newsletter
    • Contact us
  • Health
    ▼
    • Access to medicines
    • Communicable Diseases
    • Environmental Health
    • Health Systems
    • HIV and AIDS
    • International Policy and Aid Financing
    • Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
    • Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health
    • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Nutrition
    ▼
    • Agriculture
    • Childhood nutrition
    • Financing nutrition
  • Water & Sanitation
    ▼
    • Handwashing and Sanitation
    • Water Services
    • Gender and WASH
    • Water Policy
    • Faecal Sludge Management
    • Urban Sanitation
  • Education
    ▼
    • Access and Participation
    • Adult, Higher and Vocational Education
    • Curriculum, Learning and Teaching
    • Education and Health
    • Girls’ Education
    • Policy, Finance and Governance
    • Quality of learning outcomes
    • Sex Education
    • Violence, Conflict and Emergencies
  • Social Protection
    ▼
    • Inclusive Development
    • Social Health
    • Gender Equality
    • Digital Inclusion
    • Cash Transfers
    • Child Labour
    • Modern Slavery
  • Gender
  • All Resources
    ▼
    • Topic Guides
    • Helpdesk Reports
    • Document Library
    • Assignment Reports
    • HEART Talks
    • Reading Packs
  • Helpdesk
  • Topic Guides
  • Assignment Reports
  • Blog
  • HEART Talks
  • Reading Packs
  • Document Library
  • We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OKRead more