Tuberculosis Programs For Children

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789241548748
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guidance for National Tuberculosis Programmes on the Management of Tuberculosis in Children written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB)), and that each year, about 9 million people develop TB, of whom about 2 million die. Of the 9 million annual TB cases, about 1 million (11%) occur in children (under 15 years of age). Of these childhood cases, 75% occur annually in 22 high-burden countries that together account for 80% of the world's estimated incident cases. In countries worldwide, the reported percentage of all TB cases occurring in children varies from 3% to more than 25%. The Stop TB Strategy, which builds on the DOTS strategy developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease, has a critical role in reducing the worldwide burden of disease and thus in protecting children from infection and disease. The management of children with TB should be in line with the Stop TB Strategy, taking into consideration the particular epidemiology and clinical presentation of TB in children. These consensus guidelines were produced to help the National Tuberculosis Programmes on the management of tuberculosis in children.

Author : American Public Health Association. Program Area Committee on Child Health
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tuberculosis Programs for Children written by American Public Health Association. Program Area Committee on Child Health and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jeffrey R. Starke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190695315
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Child and Adolescent Tuberculosis written by Jeffrey R. Starke and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Tuberculosis' is a state of the art clinical reference written and edited by the world's leading experts in childhood tuberculosis. It offers clinicians in any geography or setting practical, evidence-based advice on all aspects of the disease.

Author : Communicable Disease Center (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Child-centered Program to Prevent Tuberculosis written by Communicable Disease Center (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gunnar Bjune
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guidance for National Tuberculosis Programmes on the Management of Tuberculosis in Children written by Gunnar Bjune and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jean Hunleth
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813588057
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children as Caregivers written by Jean Hunleth and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Zambia, due to the rise of tuberculosis and the closely connected HIV epidemic, a large number of children have experienced the illness or death of at least one parent. Children as Caregivers examines how well intentioned practitioners fail to realize that children take on active caregiving roles when their guardians become seriously ill and demonstrates why understanding children’s care is crucial for global health policy. Using ethnographic methods, and listening to the voices of the young as well as adults, Jean Hunleth makes the caregiving work of children visible. She shows how children actively seek to “get closer” to ill guardians by providing good care. Both children and ill adults define good care as attentiveness of the young to adults’ physical needs, the ability to carry out treatment and medication programs in the home, and above all, the need to maintain physical closeness and proximity. Children understand that losing their guardians will not only be emotionally devastating, but that such loss is likely to set them adrift in Zambian society, where education and advancement depend on maintaining familial, reciprocal relationships. View a gallery of images from the book (https://www.flickr.com/photos/childrenascaregivers)

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789240047723
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Tuberculosis written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Tuberculosis, Module 4: Treatment - Tuberculosis Care and Support informs health care professionals in Member States on how to improve treatment and care for patients with TB. These guidelines group all recommendations on TB care and support in one document and are complemented by an operational handbook. The guidelines are to be used primarily by national TB programmes, or their equivalents in Ministries of Health, stakeholders and technical organizations working on TB care in the public and private sectors and in the community.

Author : Frederick John William Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tuberculosis in Children written by Frederick John William Miller and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241548606
Total Pages : 140 pages
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Download or read book Systematic Screening for Active Tuberculosis written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2013 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been calls to revisit the experiences of TB screening campaigns that were widely applied in Europe and North America in the mid-20th century, as well as more recent experiences with TB screening in countries with a high burden of the disease, and to assess their possible relevance for TB care and prevention in the 21st century. In response, WHO has developed guidelines on screening for active TB. An extensive review of the evidence has been undertaken. The review suggests that screening, if done in the right way and targeting the right people, may reduce suffering and death, but the review also highlights several reasons to be cautious. As discussed in detail in this book, there is a need to balance potential benefits against the risks and costs of screening; this conclusion is mirrored by the history of TB screening. This publication presents the first comprehensive assessment by WHO of the appropriateness of screening for active TB since the recommendations made in 1974 by the Expert Committee. However, the relative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of screening remain uncertain, a point that is underscored by the systematic reviews presented in this guideline. Evidence suggests that some risk groups should always be screened, whereas the prioritization of other risk groups as well as the choice of screening approach depend on the epidemiology, the health-system context, and the resources available. This book sets out basic principles for prioritizing risk groups and choosing a screening approach; it also emphasizes the importance of assessing the epidemiological situation, adapting approaches to local situations, integrating TB screening into other health-promotion activities, minimizing the risk of harm to individuals, and engaging in continual monitoring and evaluation. It calls for more and better research to assess the impact of screening and to develop and evaluate new screening tests and approaches.

Author : Dorothee Heemskerk
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319191322
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tuberculosis in Adults and Children written by Dorothee Heemskerk and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work contains updated and clinically relevant information about tuberculosis. It is aimed at providing a succinct overview of history and disease epidemiology, clinical presentation and the most recent scientific developments in the field of tuberculosis research, with an emphasis on diagnosis and treatment. It may serve as a practical resource for students, clinicians and researchers who work in the field of infectious diseases.