Global Health and Development Interventions Applied to TB

4 Credits.

Covers global health and development interventions and how they can be applied towards ending the global tuberculosis (TB) pandemic. Includes the history, clinical presentation, epidemiological factors, new diagnostic techniques, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (TB) in the context of important comorbidities including HIV/AIDS, poverty and undernutrition. Focuses on resource-constrained settings including developing countries, their populations, and resource utilization, and the scope of the course is global. Emphasizes integrating policies addressing TB, HIV/AIDS, other infections and poverty in resource-poor settings and how these interactions influence control strategies.