Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Strengthening systems to monitor antibiotics. An action oriented approach

Background Antibiotics have become lynchpins of our modern systems of healthcare, animal health and agriculture. Monitoring the types and volumes of antibiotics distributed, used and discharged across these systems is critical to provide evidence for action. With limited resource...

Diagnostic accuracy of GeneXpert MTB/RIF and TB-LAMP for pulmonary tuberculosis in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, and accurate diagnosis is a bottleneck in resource-limited settings. Xpert MTB/RIF and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (TB-LAMP) are WHO-endorsed, but head-to-head comparisons against cult...

A model for the epidemiological impact of tuberculosis policy options.

Objective: To develop a new tuberculosis transmission model, addressing the limitations of and building on the TB Impact Model and Estimates software tool, to enable decision-makers to assess the impact of various tuberculosis interventions and allocate resources more effectively...