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Challenges and solutions to implementing drug-resistant tuberculosis programmes for children in Central Asia | Journal Article / Research | MSF Science Portal
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Challenges and solutions to implementing drug-resistant tuberculosis programmes for children in Central Asia

du Cros PAK, Swaminathan A, Bobokhojaev O, Sharifovna ZD, Martin C, Herboczek K, Hohn C, Seddon JA
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Abstract
Guidelines for children with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) tend to focus on individual patient care; there is little guidance for national tuberculosis programmes (NTPs) on how to plan, implement and integrate DR-TB services for children. In 2013, through the paediatric tuberculosis (TB) programme started by the Tajikistan Ministry of Health and Médecins Sans Frontières in 2011, 21 children became the first to be treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Tajikistan. We describe the challenges encountered in establishing the programme and the solutions to these challenges, and propose a framework to guide the implementation of paediatric DR-TB care. This framework could prove useful for other NTPs in resource-limited settings.

Countries

Tajikistan

Subject Area

antibiotic resistancetuberculosisSORT-ITantimicrobial resistance

Languages

English
DOI
10.5588/pha.15.0007
Published Date
21 Jun 2015
PubMed ID
26400377
Journal
Public Health Action
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 5, Issue 2, Pages 99-102
Issue Date
2015-06-21
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