From total neglect till a few years ago, childhood TB is now taking centrestage. A couple of days back, the WHO released an updated guidance for national TB programmes (NTPs) on the management of tuberculosis in children. The updated guidance takes into account many important developments and published evidence on childhood TB since the … Continue reading Childhood TB: symptom-based contact screening safe, reliable
Dr. Steve Graham
‘In 2003, RNTCP had eight lines in the guidelines that related to TB in children’
After years of neglect by the WorldPu Health Organisation and almost all the national tuberculosis programmes [NTP] across the world, the global spotlight is now on childhood TB. Prof. Steve Graham from the University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia, and also The Union, France has seen the focus of WHO shifting to … Continue reading ‘In 2003, RNTCP had eight lines in the guidelines that related to TB in children’
‘Nuances of childhood TB are never taught in medical schools’
If diagnosing tuberculosis in children, particularly those aged under five years, is fraught with problems, health-care workers at different levels who are unaware of the latest advancements in childhood TB diagnosis and treatment make it even worse. “Tuberculosis is a part of the training programme when doctors go through a M.D course. So a basic … Continue reading ‘Nuances of childhood TB are never taught in medical schools’
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