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Development of evidence-based standards for TB care and control

In order to control the TB epidemic, we need to ensure that our standards of TB case are based on rigorous scientific evidence, are clear and well understood, and are accessible to and applied by all types of health care providers - public, private, certified, and non-traditional - in all corners of the world. I participated in the development of the "International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC), "an initiative to develop evidence-based standard of care guidelines for TB, aimed primarily at the private healthcare sector. My role was to compile evidence-based guidelines on TB care and co-write the standards. The ISTC report was published in 2006 (Lancet Infect Dis 2006;6:710-25). The ISTC is now an integral part of the new Global Stop TB Strategy.

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