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The overall goal of the training course is to further develop the necessary skills to plan, implement and evaluate a TB control programme in the post-pandemic era, based on the WHO End TB Strategy, with a special focus towards TB Elimination. The course uses innovative approaches, taking advantage of core WHO guidelines and other guidance documents, and simulation activities centred around Fictitia (a fictitious country in which all activities take place). The course is interactive and exercise based, being a mixture of state-of-the –art presentations based on guidelines, role plays, problem-solving exercises and forums with experts.

The course covers the following topics:

• End TB Strategy: prevention, diagnosis, treatment and control (evolution of strategies)
• TB Epidemiology
• Universal health coverage and policy frameworks for social protection and poverty alleviation
• TB and COVID-19 and post-pandemic related issues
• TB in vulnerable populations (including migrants/refugees and prisoners)
• TB/HIV prevention, management and control
• Approaching Monitoring and evaluation and planning
• Role and functions of a National TB programme
• Laboratory diagnosis and treatment; integrated patient-centred care
• Assessing the rationale of the chemotherapy (principles to follow when designing an anti-TB regimen)
• Managing diagnosis and treatment of TB infection (TPT) and active TB in adults and children
• Involving the private sector (PPM)
• Managing MDR-/XDR-TB • Ensuring adequate TB Infection control
• Intensified Research and Innovation
• Approaching a National strategic plan for TB
• Simulation exercises for the core topics will be performed

Target Audience
This course is designed for individuals responsible for planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating TB and MDR-TB control activities in the post-pandemic era within the framework of the implementation of the End TB Strategy, at national and sub-national level. They might be managers or consultants of TB/MDR-TB and HIV programmes at the national or sub-national level or staff otherwise involved in control programmes at national or sub-national level (Ministry of Health staff, staff of international agencies involved in TB/MDR-TB/HIV control, leading national experts and opinion-leaders involved in TB/MDR-TB/HIV & COVID-19 prevention, diagnosis and care).

ADDED VALUE OF THE COURSE
This training course has been globally recognized and recommended as one of the best and complete training package available on TB management and control, giving a wide perspective on many different, updated hot topics (being also officially recognized as a pre-requisite to perform international consultancies in TB-related topics). The course allows participants to share their experience with a global perspective, opening also perspective for international consultancy.

Training format:

• April 15 -20, 2024: web-based course, based on work in small groups
• September 15 - 21, 2024: in-person course (to be activated with a minimum of 18 participants)

Language: English

Application deadlines:

• March 31, 2024 (April course)
• August 25, 2024 (September course)

For further details, queries and application forms and procedures, please contact:
courses.phcg@gmail.com