Publication: TB Control
Date
2003-11
ISSN
Published
2003-11
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Despite the discovery fifty years ago,
of drugs that can cure tuberculosis (TB), the disease still
remains a top killer worldwide. The note stipulates that one
third of the world's population is infected by
Mycrobacterium Tuberculosis, and while ninety percent of
infected individuals never develop the disease, ten percent
fell ill, or their immune systems become impaired when
burdened by physical, or emotional stress. Similarly to
HIV/AIDS, and malaria, the social and economic burden from
TB is enormous, being the poor the most vulnerable. The
World Health Organization highlights the work of DOTS - a
development of tools, and strategies, and, a basic template
that is adapted depending on a range of variables -
describing it as a foundation for TB control worldwide,
which contains five core interventions: resource
mobilization and capacity building to pursue TB control,
accompanied by community involvement; early diagnosis;
treatment to cure infectious cases; provision of medicines
and risk reduction to drug resistance; and, track the
epidemic and motivate health providers.
Citation
“World Bank. 2003. TB Control. at a glance. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/705150e3-ba2a-523f-935b-c52e872f79d7 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”