Prevention, Outreach, and Screening

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  • Despite available treatments, global TB prevalence is still significant and has devastating health, social and economic consequences. It’s the leading infectious cause of death globally.
  • Raising awareness about tuberculosis, what it is, and how to prevent its spread can help lower tuberculosis rates around the globe.
  • The more people know about tuberculosis and the importance of stopping the spread of the disease, the more focus — and funds — can be shifted toward stopping it.
  • One third of the world’s population is estimated to have latent TB infection (LTBI); meaning, they do not have active TB disease but may develop it through a process of reactivation of dormant bacilli that start multiplying and produce active TB.
  • The WHO strongly recommends treatment for latent TB infection in two priority groups:
  • people living with HIV, and
  • children aged under 5 years who are household contacts of someone who has bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB.
  • The WHO also suggests BCG vaccination be provided as part of national childhood immunization programs according to a country’s TB epidemiology.
  • For many, the stigma associated with TB and the lack of understanding of the importance of early detection and treatment delays care seeking.
  • Digital health tools and virtual networks serve to educate and reduce stigma. Websites maintained by NGOs serve as resources for prevention, outreach, and screening.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/survivorsagainsttb/

Facebook, Inc. is a private US-based Internet Media company that operates a social networking website. The Company website allows people to communicate with their family, friends, and coworkers. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information, photographs, website links, and videos. Facebook users have the ability to share and restrict information based on their own specific criteria.

Survivors Against TB (SATB) is a non-profit community based organization that is led by of a group of Tuberculosis survivors who are working to strengthen India’s fight against TB by advocating with key stakeholders on the changes necessary to make TB care more accessible and patient centric in India. SATB believes that if India wishes to address TB comprehensively, it needs to start by listening to survivors and engaging them in policy making that affects them the most. Survivors Against TB

Website: https://sawbo-animations.org/home/

Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) is a university-based program that transforms extension information on relevant topics such as agriculture, disease and women's empowerment, into 2D, 2.5D and 3D animations, which are then voice overlaid into a diversity of languages from around the world. All SAWBO animations are made freely available to anyone wishing to use them for educational purposes. Animations can be downloaded from a diversity of SAWBO channels and used on computers, tablets, cell phones, TVs, and overhead projection systems.

The SAWBO TB Prevention Application is an interactive learning tool that teaches how to prevent TB, as well as how to follow treatment instructions provided by your doctor. The Application provides  general information about the disease and the important message that TB is treatable and curable. The App also illustrates some significant preventative measures to protect against getting the disease: SAWBO Products

Website: https://www.tbalert.org/

TB Alert is the United Kingdom’s national tuberculosis charity. It is the only charity that focuses on TB both in the UK and overseas – in India, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. TB Alert’s work focuses on: 1) raising public and professional awareness about TB, addressing barriers to treatment, and providing support to patients during their treatment, 2) bringing together statutory health services, voluntary organisations and people affected by TB to plan and deliver better TB services, and 3) advocating for the policies and resources to improve the care of patients and the prevention and control of TB.

Alongside it’s sister organisation, TB Alert India, TB Alert offers a range of programmatic, advisory, technical and training services and is also prominent in international advocacy initiatives: TB Alert Products

Contact: https://www.tbalert.org/contact/
Website: https://www.thetruthabouttb.org/

TB Alert is the United Kingdom’s national tuberculosis charity. It is the only charity that focuses on TB both in the UK and overseas – in India, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. TB Alert’s work focuses on: 1) raising public and professional awareness about TB, addressing barriers to treatment, and providing support to patients during their treatment, 2) bringing together statutory health services, voluntary organisations and people affected by TB to plan and deliver better TB services, and 3) advocating for the policies and resources to improve the care of patients and the prevention and control of TB.

Maintained by TB Alert, the Truth About TB website provides information, advice and support about all aspects of TB: from TB symptoms and risks to treatment and recovery – including sources of support to help patients  through their TB journey.  The site contains people’s TB stories; and the answers to questions from others that are concerned about TB.  For professionals, the site contains patient information materials, awareness raising resources and a school information pack: The Truth About TB Website

Contact: https://www.thetruthabouttb.org/about/contact/
Website: https://www.webmd.com/lung/tuberculosis-prevention

WebMD Health Corp. is a private US-based Internet Media company that provides health information services to consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers, and health plans. The Company provides its services through its public and private online portals and health-focused publications. Information about Tuberculosis can be located on the WebMD Tuberculosis Prevention: What to Know web page.

The WebMD Tuberculosis Prevention: What to Know web page contains information on how TB is spread, how to stop the spread of TB, and other information related to TB prevention and treatment: WebMD Tuberculosis Prevention Website

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