A successful TB defaulter control in a war zone with high HIV prevalence

Giovanni Landoni; Chiara Pierotti; Barbara Nattabi; Joyce Nono; Camilla Biselli; Bruno Corrado

doi:10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60039-9

A successful TB defaulter control in a war zone with high HIV prevalence

Giovanni Landoni, Chiara Pierotti, Barbara Nattabi, Joyce Nono, Camilla Biselli, Bruno Corrado

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Abstract

War zones in Sub-Saharan Africa represent a challenge for public health projects like TB control programs because planning and communication have been disrupted, doctors and medical workers flied to secure zones. We present a TB control program carried out by an Italian NGO, Italian Association for Solidarity among People (AISPO) in a referral Hospital of North Uganda (Lacor H).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	78-80
Number of pages	3
Journal	Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60039-9
Publication status	Published - Jan 2010

Keywords

Community capacity domains
Dengue
Qualitative study
Thailand

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Medicine(all)

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