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The use of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (TB-LAMP) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: policy guidance

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO

Following review of the latest evidence, WHO recommends that TB-LAMP can be used as a replacement for microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in adults with signs and symptoms of TB. It can also be considered as a follow-on test to microscopy in adults with signs and symptoms of pulmonary TB, e ... more

Standard Operating Procedures for TB Microscopy for Ghana

Ghana Health Service; Ministry of Health, Ghana (2014) C1

Guidelines for TB infection prevention and control for health care workers in Kenya
recommended

National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Disease Unit, Ministry of Health, Kenya (2014) C1

Zambia's national AIDS spending assessment 2010-2012

National HIVAIDS UNAIDS (2014) C1

Guidelines for antiretroviral therapy in Ghana

Ghana AIDS Commission (2010) C1

Guidelines for Control of Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Adolescent Division, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of India (2013) C1

Second National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey

National Center for TB and Leprosy Control, Cambodia Ministry of Health (2012) C1

Guidelines for the Clinical Management of TB and HIV Co-infection in Ghana

National HIVAIDS (2010) C1

Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource-limited Settings

World Health Organization WHO (1999) C_WHO

These guidelines are designed for settings with limited resources to provide inexpensive and effective control strategies for prevention of TB transmission in health care workers (HCW).

The Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Using Public Health Laboratory-Based Sentinel Sites in Ethiopia 2016-2020

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (2017) CC

Ethiopia Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Plan

Guidelines on Programmatic Management of Drug Resistant TB (PMDT) in India + Annexures

Central TB Division, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (2012) C1

First Ethiopian National Population Based Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey

Ministry of Health and Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2011) C1

Comparison of sensitivity and specificity of three diagnostic tests to detect Schistosoma mansoni infections in school children in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

Fuss, A.; H.D. Mazigo; D. Tappe, C.Kasang, A. Mueller (2018) CC

PLoS ONE 13(8): e0202499. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202499 This was a school-based cross-sectional study conducted in 2015 among 305 school children aged 7–16 years from two primary schools located in Ilemela and Magu Districts, north-western Tanzania. Single stool and urine samples w ... more

Intestinal schistosomiasis of Ijinga Island, north-western Tanzania: prevalence, intensity of infection, hepatosplenic morbidities and their associated factor

Mueller, A.; A. Fuss, U. Ziegler, (2019) CC

BMC Infectious Diseases (2019) 19:832 Intestinal schistosomiasis is highly endemic in Tanzania and mass drug administration (MDA) using praziquantel is the mainstay of the control program. However, the MDA program covers only school aged children and does not include neither adult individuals nor ... more

Laboratory diagnosis of Buruli ulcer
recommended

Portaels, F- World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO

A manual for health care providers. This manual provides expert guidance on the laboratory techniques and procedures used in the diagnosis of Buruli ulcer, a disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Aimed at laboratory technicians and scientists working on this disease, the manual details the exac ... more

Guidelines for the Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Myanmar

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health, Department of Health, National Tuberculosis Programme (2013) C_WHO

Following the encouraging initial results of the pilot project, the Ministry of Health is committed to increasing access to MDR-TB diagnosis, treatment and care. An expansion plan for the programmatic management of drug-resistant TB has been developed and forms part of the Five Year National Strateg ... more

Uptake of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy among Under-Five Children: TB Contact Investigation as an Entry Point

Y. Tadesse, N. Gebre, S. Daba, et al. PLOS One (2016) CC

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India: Programme Implementaion Plan (PIP) for 12th Plan Period (2012-13 to 2016-17)

National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India (2013) C1

Bench aids for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites 2nd edition
recommended

World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

2nd edition

Tuberculosis country work summary - Azerbaijan

World Health Organization Europe (2012) C_WHO