Time for recognition of lay counsellors
Accessed November 2017
United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator | http://www.unlesotho.org/
Blueprint for EECA countries, first edition
Public Health Situation Analysis and Interventions 10 October 2017
TB policies in 29 Countries
A survey of prevention, testing and treatment policies and practices
There are social and environmental barriers faced by persons with disabilities which have been reported in literature. In discussing these barriers, attention is yet to be given to the support from families to members with disabilities. This study aimed to examine family support and its impact on th...e lives of persons with disabilities in Ghana.
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The Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Leprosy provide state-of-the-art knowledge and evidence on leprosy diagnosis, treatment and prevention based on a public health approach in endemic countries. The target audience of this document includes policy-makers in leprosy or infec...tious diseases in the ministries of health (especially but not limited to endemic countries), nongovernmental organizations, clinicians, pharmaceutical companies, donors and affected persons
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This document contains a series of desk reviews for the eight ENGAGE-TB priority countries supported by the Global Fund (DRC, Kenya, Indonesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan and Tanzania). The document provides a situation assessment and gap analysis about the state of community based TB ac...tivities in these countries. The focus on these eight countries was justified by the high prevalence of TB and the very high number of missed/unreported cases.
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In low- and middle-income middle-income countries, reliable and disaggregated disability data on prevalence, participation and barriers are often unavailable. This study aimed to estimate disability prevalence, determine associated socio-demographic factors and compare access in the community betwee...n people with and without disability in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, India, using the Rapid Assessment of Disability survey.
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Copenhagen, Denmark, 24–25 August 2017
Tackling Tuberculosis in Under-Served Populations: A Resource for TB Control Boards and their partners
Recommendations, resources and references
A publication of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society
Technical Update
HIV Treatment
July 2017