How TB Prevention Works in Practice
Stopping tuberculosis rarely comes down to one action. It brings together community awareness-raising, finding people who may have been exposed, backing vaccination, and ensuring diagnosis and treatment are reachable through the national health system. The sections below set out the themes this programme covers.
Community awareness and TB control
Helping people understand how TB spreads, how it is treated and why early diagnosis counts sits at the heart of the work described here. Awareness activity is carried out in partnership with UNDP and the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP).
Training for staff and volunteers
Monthly TB control training sessions are run for the male and female staff involved in the programme, keeping knowledge fresh and shared across the project catchment area.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is tuberculosis (TB)?
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, and TB prevention work centres on limiting its spread through awareness, screening and access to treatment. This page describes AMAR's TB control activity and does not offer medical advice.
Who does AMAR work with on TB prevention?
The programme is run in partnership with UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) and the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP), as outlined above.
What does the TB control training involve?
Roughly 180 male and female staff attend monthly TB control training sessions, running from 1 March 2012 to 30 September 2015.
Where does the programme operate?
The work seeks to raise community awareness of TB control within the project catchment area. Specific locations are not listed on this page.
How can I support AMAR's TB prevention work?
You can back the programme using the DONATE NOW button on this page, or head to the Get Involved section of the site for other ways to help.
TB prevention depends on steady, everyday effort: spreading accurate information, reaching people who may have been exposed, and keeping staff and volunteers trained. This programme brings those strands together with its partners so that communities in the catchment area can recognise the signs of TB and seek diagnosis and treatment early.