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 |