Practical challenges and solutions to TB control in a lower–middle-income country: experiences from Mongolia. Issue 3 (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dobler, Claudia C.; Batbayar, Ochirbat; Wright, Cameron M.
• Is Part Of: Breathe. Volume 14:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 180
• Page End: 183
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Treatment; Periodicals; 616.2005
• DOI: 10.1183/20734735.020218
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1810-6838

Abstract

The challenges of tuberculosis (TB) control vary significantly between countries with a low and high incidence of TB. A major focus of TB control efforts in countries with a low incidence of TB is on treatment of latent TB infection in high-risk groups [1] including contacts of patients with active TB [2], patients with medical conditions that increase the risk of TB reactivation [3–5] and migrants from settings with a high incidence of TB [6, 7]. Operational research, community initiatives and NGOs play an important role in improving TB care in low- and middle-income countries http://ow.ly/wpjO30kA3fu