HSCI 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Health Systems Strengthening, Multiple Drug Resistance, Tuberculosis
30 Mar 2017
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Components of the stop tb strategy: pursuing high quality dots expansion and enhancement. Political commitment with increased and sustained financing. Standardized treatment with supervision and patient support. An effective drug supply and management system. Monitoring and evaluation system, and impact measurement: addressing tb/hiv, mdr-tb, and other challenges. Prevent and control multi-drug resistant (mdr) tb. Address prisoners, refugees, other high-risk groups and special situations: contributing to health systems strengthening. Actively participate in efforts to improve system-wide policy, human resources, financing, management, service delivery, and information systems. Share innovations that strengthen health systems, including the practical approach to lung. Adapt innovations from other fields: engaging all care providers. Implement international standards for tuberculosis care (istc: empowering people with tb, and communities. Patients" charter for tuberculosis care: enabling and promoting research. Research to develop new diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines.
