Community involvement in tuberculosis care and prevention towards partnerships for health : guiding principles and recommendations based on a WHO review

This publication provides guiding principles for WHO Member States to promote the involvement of people with tuberculosis (TB) and the community in TB care and prevention. These recommendations are designed to support health policy-makers - and patients' groups and local partners - in including...

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Corporate Author: World Health Organization
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva, Switzerland World Health Organization 2008, [2008]
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This publication provides guiding principles for WHO Member States to promote the involvement of people with tuberculosis (TB) and the community in TB care and prevention. These recommendations are designed to support health policy-makers - and patients' groups and local partners - in including community involvement activities in national strategic plans to control TB. The recommendations also offer advice on how to fund this work and successfully scale up approaches that have worked effectively
Item Description:Title from PDF t.p
Physical Description:PDF file, viii, 83 pages illustrations
ISBN:9789241596404