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Table 2 Length of training courses at different training levels and development of training materials by country

From: The health workforce crisis in TB control: a report from high-burden countries

Country

Length of training in days

 
 

TB coordinator

Staff health facility level

Laboratory staff

Training materials*

 

Provincial level

District level

   

Afghanistan

10

-

-

7

No materials developed

Bangladesh

-

4–6

2–3

6

Developed lectures and exercises, also uses WHO materials for training at provincial and district levels

Brazil

5

5

5

5

Developed manuals & guidelines for all levels

Cambodia

-

5

3

-

Developed training modules at all levels

DR Congo

21

-

-

-

No materials developed, uses WHO materials at all levels

Ethiopia

-

7–10

5

5

Ad hoc handouts

Indonesia

12

12

6

8

Developed training modules for all levels

Kenya

15

-

2

3

No specific training materials developed, uses national guidelines and WHO & IUATLD training materials

Myanmar

5

5

1

5

TB manual for health facility staff and lab. technicians developed in 2002

Nigeria

21

120

3

6

Developed training materials at all levels, did not specify

Pakistan

-

10

variable§

10

Developed training modules, translated WHO materials for training lab. staff

Philippines

-

-

-

-

Use modified WHO materials at all levels

Russian Fed.

-

-

-

-

WHO materials were developed for Russia in 2002, use manuals and guidelines for staff at different levels

South Africa

4

-

3

-

No specific materials developed, uses WHO & IUATLD materials for different levels

UR Tanzania

14

30

5

5

Developed a TB Manual but no specific training materials

Uganda

15

-

-

-

Developed training materials but did not specify

Viet Nam

10 or 60

5 or 10

3 or 5

15–20

Uses national guidelines for training, for health facility staff it uses WHO & IUATLD training materials

  1. * Development of specific training materials for each country or use of standard WHO / IUATLD modules and courses.
  2. §Variable: Medical staff 6 days, paramedical 3 days, health workers 1 day.