USAID organizes training on TB prevention and treatment in Turkmenistan

A training organized by USAID was held in Turkmenistan. The event was devoted to screening and preventive treatment of tuberculosis. This was reported by the Internet publication "Turkmenistan: Golden Age".

The two-day workshop was attended by specialists in the field of tuberculosis treatment from the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan.

The training under the project "Improved Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) in Central Asia" was conducted by TB experts, Drs. M. Volik and A. Ciobanu.

The workshop presented the National Guidelines for Systematic TB Screening and Preventive Treatment based on innovative approaches and algorithms for TB screening and prevention in different target groups.