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340.681.11
Public Health Dimensions of Global Tuberculosis Control

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, June 25, 2012
End Date
Friday, June 29, 2012
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 1:30 - 5:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Reviews the public health dimensions of global tuberculosis control. Examines the global disease burden and its economic impact with a special reference to the high-burden countries. Describes the history and current status of the global response, including a critical examination of the DOTS Strategy, the new Stop TB Strategy and the role of newly established global institutions (e.g. Stop TB Partnership, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Gates Foundation). Examines the challenges of TB-HIV, MDR- and XDR-TB, and Public Private Mix -DOTS. Highlights research into new tools and interventions. Illustrates national program implementation using concrete examples from the experience in high-burden countries such as Tanzania, Vietnam, Indonesia and China.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. 1) make strategic and operational decisions in developing and implementing tuberculosis programs
  2. evaluate the global disease burden and the status of the global response
  3. recognize the challenges of TB-HIV, MDR- and XDR-TB and PPM-DOTS
  4. describe the public health dynamics of tuberculosis programs
  5. demonstrate the importance of (operational) research into new tools and interventions