Ask NOAH about TB - USA
http://www.noah-health.org
This compendium of basic information on tuberculosis from a variety of official
sources covers prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment, and information resources.
It specifically addresses AIDS-related tuberculosis as well.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation HIV/AIDS & TB Initiative - USA
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/globalhealth/hivaidstb/default.htm
This section of the Gates Foundation website profiles its activities in unearthing
linkages between HIV/AIDS and TB, and ways to fight both diseases at once. Grants,
news, and stories are profiled on this site.
Canada's Role in Fighting Tuberculosis - Canada
http://www.lung.ca/tb/index.html
While this website is Canada-focused, it contains solid information about TB,
as well as teaching resources for health educators about TB.
CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (NCHSTP) - USA
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb
This site maintains many different documents, primarily targeting health professionals,
about tuberculosis in the United States and across the globe. All CDC publications
with TB relevance are listed here and can be ordered. News and recent publications
are readily accessible here.
Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center (CNTC) - USA
http://www.nationaltbcenter.edu
The Francis J. Curry Center was founded to create, improve, and disseminate
resources and best practices to control and eliminate TB internationally. The
site contains resources about global TB, diagnosis and treatment, and featured
links with scientific developments.
The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development - International
http://www.tballiance.org
This official website of a private-public partnership to develop new and more
effective drugs to treat tuberculosis infection contains background information
about current treatments and the need for new drugs, news and publications about
TB, and profiles of current research to develop new drugs.
International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - International
http://www.iuatld.org
This international organization's website provides access to educational materials,
conferences, courses, events, and advocacy activities designed to reduce the
spread of TB and increase effectiveness of treatments for TB infection.
Stop TB - USA
http://www.stoptb.org
This activist and awareness-promotion website for tuberculosis as a global problem
is funded by the American Lung Association. The site contains basic information
about TB, an image library, country profiles, Stop TB documents, and the activities
of working groups on TB elimination.
Tuberculosis Research Centre - India
http://www.trc-chennai.org
India's chief research center on tuberculosis has been at the forefront of developing
effective chemotherapy against TB infection. The site features research, information
about DOTS, publications, conferences and workshops, and a photo gallery.
University of Pennsylvania TB Control Program - USA
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/TBPA
U Penn's website on TB control offers information on treatment of TB, TB statistics,
and a TB Weekly News electronic newsletter. Also included are lectures and publications
on TB, as well as a description of ongoing research at U Penn.
WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme - International
http://www.who.int/gtb
WHO's central resource on TB includes a rich collection on TB and DOTS literature,
covering issues such as drug resistance, TB in prisons, and co-infection with
HIV. Full text publications, global reports on TB reemergence, and specific
country information are also available.