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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Priority Activities in Child and Adolescent Tuberculosis to Close the Policy-Practice Gap in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
Pathogens, Volume 11, No. 2, Article 196, Year 2022
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Over the past 15 years, and despite many difficulties, significant progress has been made to advance child and adolescent tuberculosis (TB) care. Despite increasing availability of safe and effective treatment and prevention options, TB remains a global health priority as a major cause of child and adolescent morbidity and mortality—over one and a half million children and adolescents develop TB each year. A history of the global public health perspective on child and adolescent TB is followed by 12 narratives detailing challenges and progress in 19 TB endemic low and middle-income countries. Overarching challenges include: under-detection and under-reporting of child and adolescent TB; poor implementation and reporting of contact investigation and TB preventive treatment services; the need for health systems strengthening to deliver effective, decentralized services; and lack of integration between TB programs and child health services. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant negative impact on case detection and treatment outcomes. Child and adolescent TB working groups can address country-specific challenges to close the policy– practice gaps by developing and supporting decentral ized models of care, strengthening clinical and laboratory diagnosis, including of multidrug-resistant TB, providing recommended options for treatment of disease and infection, and forging strong collaborations across relevant health sectors. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Authors & Co-Authors
Du Preez, Karen
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Gabardo, Betina Mendez Alcântara
Brazil, Brasilia
Ministério da Saúde
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Rede Brasileira de Pesquisa em Tuberculose
Kabra, Sushil Kumar
India, New Delhi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, new Delhi
Triasih, Rina
Indonesia, Yogyakarta
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Lestari, Trisasi
Indonesia, Yogyakarta
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Australia, Darwin
Charles Darwin University
Kal, Margaret
Papua new Guinea, Port Moresby
Papua new Guinea Department of Health
Tsogt, Bazarragchaa
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
Mongolian Tuberculosis Coalition
Dorj, Gantsetseg
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
National Center for Communicable Diseases
Purev, Enkhtsetseg
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
National Center for Communicable Diseases
Nguyen, Thu Anh
Viet Nam, Hanoi
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Naidoo, Lenny C.
South Africa, Cape Town
City of Cape Town
Mvusi, Lindiwe
South Africa, Pretoria
Department of Health, Pretoria
Schaaf, Hendrik Simon
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Hesseling, Anneke Catharina
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
de Oliveira Rossoni, Andrea Maciel
Brazil, Brasilia
Ministério da Saúde
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Rede Brasileira de Pesquisa em Tuberculose
Carvalho, Anna Cristina Calcada
Brazil, Brasilia
Ministério da Saúde
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Rede Brasileira de Pesquisa em Tuberculose
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz
Cardoso, Claudete Aparecida Araújo Aparecida Araújo
Brazil, Brasilia
Ministério da Saúde
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Rede Brasileira de Pesquisa em Tuberculose
Sant’Anna, Clemax Couto
Brazil, Brasilia
Ministério da Saúde
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Rede Brasileira de Pesquisa em Tuberculose
Orti, Danielle Gomes Dell’
Brazil, Brasilia
Ministério da Saúde
Costa, Fernanda Dockhorn
Brazil, Brasilia
Ministério da Saúde
Vega, Liliana Romero
Brazil, Brasilia
Ministério da Saúde
Sant’Anna, Maria De Fátima Bazhuni Pombo
Brazil, Brasilia
Ministério da Saúde
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Rede Brasileira de Pesquisa em Tuberculose
Hoà, Nguyen Binh
Viet Nam, Hanoi
National Tuberculosis Programme
Phan, Phuc Huu
Viet Nam, Hanoi
Vietnam National Children's Hospital
Fiogbé, Arnauld Attannon
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Benin, Cotonou
National Tuberculosis Programme
Affolabi, Dissou
Benin, Cotonou
National Tuberculosis Programme
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Badoum, Gisèle
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Université Joseph Ki-zerbo
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Ministere de la Sante Ouagadougou
Ouédraogo, Alphonse Risgou
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Université Joseph Ki-zerbo
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Ministere de la Sante Ouagadougou
Saouadogo, Tandaogo
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Ministere de la Sante Ouagadougou
Combary, Adjima I.
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Cameroon, Yaounde
National Tuberculosis Programme
Kuate, Albert
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Cameroon, Yaounde
National Tuberculosis Programme
Prudence, Bisso Ngono Annie
Cameroon, Yaounde
National Tuberculosis Programme
Magassouba, Aboubacar Sidiki
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Guinea, Conakry
National Tuberculosis Program
Bangoura, Adama Marie
Guinea, Conakry
National Tuberculosis Program
Soumana, Alphazazi
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Niger, Niamey
National Tuberculosis Programme
Hermana, Georges
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Central African Republic, Bangui
National Tuberculosis Programme
Gando, Hervé Gildas
Central African Republic, Bangui
National Tuberculosis Programme
Fall, Nafissatou
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Senegal, Dakar
National Tuberculosis Programme
Gning, Barnabé
Senegal, Dakar
National Tuberculosis Programme
Dogo, Mohammed Fall
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Togo, Lome
National Tuberculosis Programme
Mbitikon, Olivia B.
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Central African Republic, Bangui
National Tuberculosis Programme
Deffense, Manon
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Zimba, Kevin M.
Zambia, Lusaka
Zambian Ministry of Health
Chabala, Chishala
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
Zambia, Lusaka
University Teaching Hospital Lusaka
Sekadde, Moorine Penninah
Uganda, Kampala
National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program
Luzze, Henry
Uganda, Kampala
National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program
Turyahabwe, Stavia
Uganda, Kampala
National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program
Dongo, John Paul
Uganda, Kampala
Uganda Country Office
Lopes, Constantino
Timor-leste, Dili
Ministerio da Educação de Timor Leste
Dos Santos, Milena
Timor-leste, Dili
Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares
Francis, Joshua Reginald
Australia, Darwin
Charles Darwin University
Arango-Loboguerrero, Magnolia
Colombia, Bogota
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Pérez-Vélez, Carlos M.
United States, Tucson
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Koura, Kobto Ghislain
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
France, Paris
Faculté Des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques
Benin, Parakou
Université de Parakou
Graham, Stephen Michael
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Australia, Melbourne
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 55
Affiliations: 38
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3390/pathogens11020196
ISSN:
20760817
Research Areas
Covid
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health