Facing the Reality of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India

Challenges and Potential Solutions: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine, the Indian National Science Academy, and the Indian Council of Medical Research

Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Development Forum on Drug Discovery and Translation (Autoren)

Anne B. Claiborne, Rita S. Guenther (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

186 Seiten

2012
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-21966-2 (ISBN)

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An estimated 8.8 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2010 and 1.4 million died from the disease. Although antibiotics to treat TB were developed in the 1950s and are effective against a majority of TB cases, resistance to these antibiotics has emerged over the years, resulting in the growing spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB. Due to challenges in timely and accurate diagnosis of drug-resistant TB, length and tolerability of treatment regimens, and expense of second-line anti-TB drugs, effectively controlling the disease requires complex public health interventions.

The IOM Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation held three international workshops to gather information from local experts around the world on the threat of drug resistant TB and how the challenges it presents can be met. Workshops were held in South Africa and Russia in 2010. The third workshop was held April 18-19, 2011, in New Delhi, India, in collaboration with the Indian National Science Academy and the Indian Council of Medical Research. The aim of the workshop was to highlight key challenges to controlling the spread of drug-resistant strains of TB in India and to discuss strategies for advancing and integrating local and international efforts to prevent and treat drug-resistant TB. This document summarizes the workshop.

Table of Contents

Front Matter
1 Introduction
2 Drug-Resistant TB in India
3 The Global Burden of Drug-Resistant TB
4 Preventing Transmission of Drug-Resistant TB
5 Detecting Drug Resistance and Strengthening Laboratory Capacity
6 Addressing TB and Drug-Resistant TB in Vulnerable Populations
7 Combating Drug-Resistant TB Through Public–Private Collaboration and Innovative Approaches
8 Confronting Challenges to the Supply Chain for SecondLine Drugs
9 Creating a Blueprint for Action
References
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B: Summary of a Joint Meeting of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, and Indian Biomedical Research Agencies, Held April 20-21, 2011, New Delhi, India
Appendix C: Participant Biographies

1 Front Matter; 2 1 Introduction; 3 2 Drug-Resistant TB in India; 4 3 The Global Burden of Drug-Resistant TB; 5 4 Preventing Transmission of Drug-Resistant TB; 6 5 Detecting Drug Resistance and Strengthening Laboratory Capacity; 7 6 Addressing TB and Drug-Resistant TB in Vulnerable Populations; 8 7 Combating Drug-Resistant TB Through PublicPrivate Collaboration and Innovative Approaches; 9 8 Confronting Challenges to the Supply Chain for SecondLine Drugs; 10 9 Creating a Blueprint for Action; 11 References; 12 Appendix A: Workshop Agenda; 13 Appendix B: Summary of a Joint Meeting of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, and Indian Biomedical Research Agencies, Held April 20-21, 2011, New Delhi, India; 14 Appendix C: Participant Biographies

Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
ISBN-10	0-309-21966-3 / 0309219663
ISBN-13	978-0-309-21966-2 / 9780309219662
Zustand	Neuware