Title
From multidrug-resistant tuberculosis to DOTS expansion and beyond: Making the most of a paradigm shift
Date Issued
01 January 2003
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Churchill Livingstone
Abstract
This review examines the paradigm shift around multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). This shift has centered largely on the activities of institutions participating in the World Health Organization's Working Group on DOTS-Plus for MDR-TB. We review the important milestones since 1995, namely, the emergence of new evidence, the construction of new mechanisms, and the building of consensus to support new policy guidelines. This paper offers a case study of the construction of a model of good global governance that - if the opportunity is taken - can improve access to effective TB care through improving and helping to expand the WHO-recommended DOTS strategy. © 2003 ELsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Start page
59
End page
65
Volume
83
Issue
March 1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio
FarmacologÃa, Farmacia
VirologÃa
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0038520904
PubMed ID
Source
Tuberculosis
ISSN of the container
14729792
Sponsor(s)
The authors wish to acknowledge the support of Thomas J. White, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Open Society Institute.
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