Training
DOTS expansion and strengthening requires
an adequate and well-trained workforce. Currently, the
needs for such an effective TB workforce outstrip the supply
of trained personnel at all levels of service delivery.
To address this problem, USAID supports all aspects of
human resource capacity development, including training
for physicians, nurses, laboratory technicians, program
managers, epidemiologists, community outreach workers,
social workers, and pulmonary specialists. In addition
to training in the core elements of DOTS and TB control,
capacity building in areas such as problem solving, supervision,
management and planning is provided. These measures facilitate
effective program expansion, improve program performance,
and enhance the ability of program managers and supervisors
to address problems in program implementation. Attention
is given to increasing and strengthening the training and
technical capacity of academic institutions such as Schools
of Public Health, Medicine and Nursing, and other Allied
Health Professions. Specialized training in areas such
as operations research, drug management, treatment of MDR
TB and TB-HIV/AIDS co-infection, and infection control
is also being provided. USAID supports
the development, adaptation, translation and dissemination
of training materials that address DOTS and related skill
areas described above. USAID also provides drug management
training for DOTS Plus for MDR-TB pilot sites approved
by the Green Light Committee in a variety of regions.
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