WHO's new end TB strategy

M Uplekar, D Weil, K Lonnroth, E Jaramillo… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
On May 19, 2014, the 67th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted WHO’s “Global strategy
and targets for tuberculosis prevention, care and control after 2015”. 1 This post-2015 global …

Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countries

…, MV Noordegraaf-Schouten, D Weil… - European …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is characterised by the presence of immune responses
to previously acquired Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection without clinical evidence of …

Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries

…, T Tayeb, MJ Van Der Werf, D Weil… - European …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This paper describes an action framework for countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence
(<100 TB cases per million population) that are striving for TB elimination. The framework …

Financial burden for tuberculosis patients in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

T Tanimura, E Jaramillo, D Weil… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
In order to inform the development of appropriate strategies to improve financial risk protection,
we conducted a systematic literature review of the financial burden of tuberculosis (TB) …

[HTML][HTML] The WHO policy package to combat antimicrobial resistance

E Leung, DE Weil, M Raviglione… - Bulletin of the World …, 2011 - SciELO Public Health
To bring international attention to a growing public health threat, the World Health Organization
(WHO) selected antimicrobial resistance as the theme for World Health Day 2011. …

[HTML][HTML] MDR tuberculosis—critical steps for prevention and control

…, K Floyd, E Jaramillo, K Lönnroth, D Weil… - … England Journal of …, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
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[HTML][HTML] The impact of social protection and poverty elimination on global tuberculosis incidence: a statistical modelling analysis of Sustainable Development Goal 1

…, K Lönnroth, A Siroka, K Floyd, D Weil… - The Lancet Global …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background The End TB Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are
intimately linked by their common targets and approaches. SDG 1 aims to end extreme poverty …

Health-system strengthening and tuberculosis control

R Atun, DEC Weil, MT Eang, D Mwakyusa - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Weak health systems are hindering global efforts for tuberculosis care and control, but little
evidence is available on effective interventions to address system bottlenecks. This report …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond UHC: monitoring health and social protection coverage in the context of tuberculosis care and prevention

K Lönnroth, P Glaziou, D Weil, K Floyd, M Uplekar… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global public health problem. In all societies, the disease
affects the poorest individuals the worst. A new post-2015 global TB strategy has been …

The global tuberculosis situation: progress and problems in the 20th century, prospects for the 21st century

…, TR Frieden, RR Cruz, EA Talbot, DEC Weil… - Infectious Disease …, 2002 - id.theclinics.com
One hundred twenty years later, and nearly 60 years after the discovery of anti-tuberculosis
drugs, how far has medicine advanced since the time of Koch? For the majority of the world’s …