| PSM Area - Policy, Selection, Use | |
| Tool name | Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis |
|---|---|
| Sub-categories | TB |
| Commodities | Medicines |
| Latest update | 2008 |
| Version | Emergency update |
| Developed by | WHO/OMS |
| When to use | In the selection of regimes and medicines for treating MDR-TB |
| Languages | Chinese, English, French |
| Level of use | Central, District, Facility, Regional |
| Form | PDF document, 1.66 MB |
| Amount of training / ta required | None |
| Inputs & Outputs | None |
| Cost | Free |
| Advantages | Provides updated guidelines and recommendations on how to manage drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) based on a rapid assessment of the best available evidence by a group of experts. Compared to the first WHO guidelines from 2006, this document contains an additional chapter on patient-centered care. |
| Limitations | None |
| Availability | English: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/pub...ns/2008/9789241547581_eng.pdf French: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/pub...ns/2009/9789242547580_fre.pdf Chinese: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/pub...ns/2008/9789241547581_chi.pdf |
| Remarks | For more information, please contact WHO. |
| Contact | info@who.int |