Daily supervised treatment and patient support increases the treatment success rateOrganizing and providing standardized treatment for all types of adult and paediatric tuberculosis (TB) cases is one of the key functions of national TB control programmes.
In all cases, WHO guidelines on patient categorization and management should be followed. WHO guidelines emphasize the use of the most effective standardized, short-course regimens and of fixed-dose drug combinations, to facilitate adherence to treatment and reduce the risk of the development of drug resistance. Separate WHO guidelines are also available for management of patients with drug-resistant TB.
The role of the Stop TB programme in the Regional Office is to:
contribute to discussion on, and development of, global guidelines
support countries in developing national guidelines, standard operating procedures and training manuals
support countries in building national capacity for the proper management of TB and multi-drug resitant TB cases
monitor and evaluate the implementation of TB treatment and its related follow-up.
Daily supervised treatment and patient support increases the treatment success rateOrganizing and providing standardized treatment for all types of adult and paediatric tuberculosis (TB) cases is one of the key functions of national TB control programmes.
In all cases, WHO guidelines on patient categorization and management should be followed. WHO guidelines emphasize the use of the most effective standardized, short-course regimens and of fixed-dose drug combinations, to facilitate adherence to treatment and reduce the risk of the development of drug resistance. Separate WHO guidelines are also available for management of patients with drug-resistant TB.
The role of the Stop TB programme in the Regional Office is to:
contribute to discussion on, and development of, global guidelines
support countries in developing national guidelines, standard operating procedures and training manuals
support countries in building national capacity for the proper management of TB and multi-drug resitant TB cases
monitor and evaluate the implementation of TB treatment and its related follow-up.
