The TB REACH Initiative: Supporting TB Elimination Efforts in the Asia-Pacific by Jacob Creswell, Amera Khan, Mirjam I Bakker, Miranda Brouwer, Vishnu Vardhan Kamineni, Christina Mergenthaler, Marina Smelyanskaya, Zhi Zhen Qin, Oriol Ramis, Robert Stevens, K Srikanth Reddy, Lucie Blok

“…While the Asia-Pacific region has the highest TB burden worldwide, it also has the opportunity to lead the quest to end TB by embracing the four areas laid out in this series: using data to target hotspots, initiating active case finding, provisioning preventive TB treatment, and employing a biosocial approach. The Stop TB Partnership’s TB REACH initiative provides a platform to support partners in the development, evaluation and scale-up of new and innovative technologies and approaches to advance TB programs. …”
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Meeting report: 6th Global Forum on Tuberculosis Vaccines, 22–25 February 2022, Toulouse, France by Carly Young, Sara Suliman, Virginie Rozot, Simon C. Mendelsohn

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The Global Drug Facility: a unique, holistic and pioneering approach to drug procurement and management by Robert Matiru, Timothy Ryan

“…In January 2006, the Stop TB Partnership launched the Global Plan to Stop TB 2006-2015, which describes the actions and resources needed to reduce tuberculosis (TB) incidence, prevalence and deaths. …”
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Comparing Catastrophic Costs: Active vs. Passive Tuberculosis Case Finding in Urban Vietnam by Luong V. Dinh, Anja M. C. Wiemers, Rachel J. Forse, Yen T. H. Phan, Andrew J. Codlin, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt, Thuy T. T. Dong, Lan Nguyen, Thuong H. Pham, Lan H. Nguyen, Ha M. T. Dang, Mac H. Tuan, Phuc Thanh Le, Knut Lonnroth, Jacob Creswell, Amera Khan, Beatrice Kirubi, Hoa B. Nguyen, Nhung V. Nguyen, Luan N. Q. Vo

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Engaging Informal Private Health Care Providers for TB Case Detection: Experiences from RIPEND Project in India by Santosha Kelamane, Srinath Satyanarayana, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Vikas Panibatla, Ramesh Dasari, Rajeesham, Amera Khan, Vishnuvardhan Kamineni

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Early Evaluation of an Ultra-Portable X-ray System for Tuberculosis Active Case Finding by Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Andrew Codlin, Thuc Doan Ngo, Thang Phuoc Dao, Thuy Thi Thu Dong, Huong Thi Lan Mo, Rachel Forse, Thao Thanh Nguyen, Cong Van Cung, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Nhung Viet Nguyen, Van Van Nguyen, Ngan Thi Tran, Giang Hoai Nguyen, Zhi Zhen Qin, Jacob Creswell

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What matters most? A qualitative study exploring priorities for supportive interventions for people with tuberculosis in urban Viet Nam by Lopa Basu, Salla Atkins, Knut Lönnroth, Binh Hoa Nguyen, Viet Nhung Nguyen, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt, Rachel Forse, Jacob Creswell, Isabel Smith, Nguyen Thi Thanh, Amera Khan, Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Nga Thi Thuy Nguyen, Andrew Codlin, Lan Nguyen, Thi Hoang Yen Phan, Han Nguyen, Minh Pham Huy

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Barriers to reaching the targets for tuberculosis control: multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by Kai Blöndal

“…This effort should be directed towards facilitating the diagnosis and treatment of TB patients, in particular by improving access to drug susceptibility testing and strengthening treatment delivery by rigorous adherence to DOTS as outlined by the Stop TB Partnership.…”
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Updating the WHO target product profile for next-generation Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing at peripheral centres. by Emily Lai-Ho MacLean, Paolo Miotto, Lice González Angulo, Matteo Chiacchiaretta, Timothy M Walker, Martina Casenghi, Camilla Rodrigues, Timothy C Rodwell, Philip Supply, Emmanuel André, Mikashmi Kohli, Morten Ruhwald, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Nazir Ismail, Matteo Zignol

“…The DST TPP's revision was therefore undertaken by WHO with the Stop TB Partnership New Diagnostics Working Group. We describe the process of updating the TPP for next-generation TB DST for use at peripheral centres, highlight key updates, and discuss guidance regarding technical and operational specifications.…”
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Optimizing Active Tuberculosis Case Finding: Evaluating the Impact of Community Referral for Chest X-ray Screening and Xpert Testing on Case Notifications in Two Cities in Viet Nam by Tuan Huy Mac, Thuc Huy Phan, Van Van Nguyen, Thuy Thu Thi Dong, Hoi Van Le, Quan Duc Nguyen, Tho Duc Nguyen, Andrew James Codlin, Thuy Doan To Mai, Rachel Jeanette Forse, Lan Phuong Nguyen, Tuan Ho Thanh Luu, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Nhung Viet Nguyen, Xanh Thu Pham, Phap Ngoc Tran, Amera Khan, Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Jacob Creswell

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Retooling national TB control programmes (NTPs) with new diagnostics: the NTP perspective. by Sanne C van Kampen, Andrew R Ramsay, Richard M Anthony, Paul R Klatser, Paul R Klatser

“…BACKGROUND: A delay is evident between the development of new policies on TB diagnostics and their implementation at country level. The Stop TB Partnership would benefit from information from national TB program (NTP) managers on progress towards implementation of new recommendations as well as the opportunities and challenges encountered in the process. …”
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Reducing the price of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis through the Global Drug Facility by Kaspars Lunte, Thierry Cordier-Lassalle, Joel Keravec

“…This is particularly true for the complex, lengthy and expensive regimens used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Approach The Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility is dedicated to improving worldwide access to antituberculosis medicines and diagnostic techniques that meet international quality standards. …”
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Targets for tuberculosis control: how confident can we be about the data? by Marieke J van der Werf, Martien W Borgdorff

“…The targets of tuberculosis (TB) control programmes are to detect 70% of new sputum smear-positive cases of TB and to cure 85% of these. The Stop TB Partnership has set additional targets related to the Millennium Development Goals: to halve TB prevalence and mortality between 1990 and 2015. …”
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Low access to a highly effective therapy: a challenge for international tuberculosis control by Dye Christopher, Watt Catherine J., Bleed Daniel

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the scale of the tuberculosis (TB) problem facing the international Stop TB Partnership by measuring the gap between present rates of case detection and treatment success, and the global targets (70% and 85%, respectively) to be reached by 2005 under the WHO DOTS strategy. …”
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Financial resources required for tuberculosis control to achieve global targets set for 2015 by Katherine Floyd, Andrea Pantoja

“…METHODS: The Global Plan to Stop TB, 2006-2015 was developed by the Stop TB Partnership. It sets out what needs to be done to achieve the 2015 targets for global TB control, based on WHO's Stop TB Strategy. …”
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"Cough officer screening" improves detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in hospital in-patients by Wen Jen-Ho, Chang Shu-Chen, Huang Mei-Li, Liu Chun-Eng, Tsai Cheng-Hung, Lin Ching-Hsiung, Chai Woei-Horng

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Current tuberculosis (TB) reporting protocols are insufficient to achieve the goals established by the Stop TB partnership. Some countries have recommended implementation of active case finding program. …”
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The Cost-Effectiveness of the BEAT-TB Regimen for Pre-Extensively Drug-Resistant TB by Malaisamy Muniyandi, Paranchi Murugesan Ramesh, William A. Wells, Umesh Alavadi, Suvanand Sahu, Chandrasekaran Padmapriyadarsini

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A spatial analysis of TB cases and abnormal X-rays detected through active case-finding in Karachi, Pakistan by Syed Mohammad Asad Zaidi, Wafa Zehra Jamal, Christina Mergenthaler, Kiran Sohail Azeemi, Nick Van Den Berge, Jacob Creswell, Aamir Khan, Saira Khowaja, Shifa Salman Habib

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“Together against Tuberculosis”: Cascade of Care of Patients Referred by the Private Health Care Providers in the Kyrgyz Republic by Dinara Madybaeva, Aiymgul Duishekeeva, Anna Meteliuk, Aizat Kulzhabaeva, Abdullaat Kadyrov, Natalia Shumskaia, Ajay M. V. Kumar

“…With funding support of the STOP–TB partnership, the private providers in four regions of the country and Bishkek city were mapped, trained and incentivized to screen for and identify presumptive TB patients and refer them to the public facilities for diagnosis and treatment. …”
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PREDISPOSING FACTOR OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN SARDJITO GENERAL HOSPITAL, YOGYAKARTA FROM 2009 TO 2012 by , AIDHA YUNIAR.P.H, , dr. Antonia Morita Iswari

“…It is a serious threat to the goal achievement of the Stop TB partnership to eliminate TB as a public health problem by 2050, due to the complexities in diagnosis and treatment, and also the high treatment failure and mortality rates. …”