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Tuberculosis continues to be a major public health problem for South
Asian Region. Only a limited number of web resources are available both
for health care providers and general public which have a national or
regional focus with regards to Tuberculosis control policies and practice.
www.tbcindia.org is the official website of Revised National
Tuberculosis Control Programme which is implementing Directly Observed
Treatment Short course (DOTS) strategy in India. The website provides
latest statistical information about performance of the DOTS programme. A
large number of training manuals for doctors,health care providers and
laboratory technicians are available for download.
www.healthinitiative.org is one of the popular health related
websites of India. The website is placed at fourth rank in Google
directory of health websites category for India. The focus of website is
on tuberculosis control in India ( and other south Asian Countries)and its
interaction with HIV/AIDS pandemic.
A bimonthly e-newsletter, available on the website, 'TB News from
India' in third year of its publication contains stories about issues
related to tuberculosis programme management in countries of the region.
Another highlight of website is its DOTS Watch section which profiles
expansion of DOTS in various states of the country.
Links to a large number of On-line courses and training tools for
enahncing clinical, managerial, advocacy skills have been provided.
The website reports regularly on various national and international
meetings related to tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
The links between TB and poverty have come to be explored in depth in
the past few years. The TB and Poverty section of the website provides
basic information about the issues in this field.
The website is a useful resource for those who are interested in
tuberculosis control and are looking for objective information about India
and other south asian countries. No doubt the website has received more
than 300,000 visitors and more three million hits in past three years.
Competing interests:
The author is Editor of the one of the websites described.
Dedicated websites on Tuberculosis Control in South Asia
Tuberculosis continues to be a major public health problem for South
Asian Region. Only a limited number of web resources are available both
for health care providers and general public which have a national or
regional focus with regards to Tuberculosis control policies and practice.
www.tbcindia.org is the official website of Revised National
Tuberculosis Control Programme which is implementing Directly Observed
Treatment Short course (DOTS) strategy in India. The website provides
latest statistical information about performance of the DOTS programme. A
large number of training manuals for doctors,health care providers and
laboratory technicians are available for download.
www.healthinitiative.org is one of the popular health related
websites of India. The website is placed at fourth rank in Google
directory of health websites category for India. The focus of website is
on tuberculosis control in India ( and other south Asian Countries)and its
interaction with HIV/AIDS pandemic.
A bimonthly e-newsletter, available on the website, 'TB News from
India' in third year of its publication contains stories about issues
related to tuberculosis programme management in countries of the region.
Another highlight of website is its DOTS Watch section which profiles
expansion of DOTS in various states of the country.
Links to a large number of On-line courses and training tools for
enahncing clinical, managerial, advocacy skills have been provided.
The website reports regularly on various national and international
meetings related to tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
The links between TB and poverty have come to be explored in depth in
the past few years. The TB and Poverty section of the website provides
basic information about the issues in this field.
The website is a useful resource for those who are interested in
tuberculosis control and are looking for objective information about India
and other south asian countries. No doubt the website has received more
than 300,000 visitors and more three million hits in past three years.
Competing interests:
The author is Editor of the one of the websites described.
Competing interests: No competing interests