• Are children with tuberculosis in Pakistan managed according to National programme policy guidelines? A study from 3 districts in Punjab 

      Safdar, Nauman; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Baloch, Noor Ahmed; Enarson, Donald Arthus; Khan, Muhammad Amir; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-11-30)
      Background: The adherence to policies of National TB Control Programme (NTP) to manage a case of tuberculosis (TB) is a fundamental step to have a successful programme in any country. Childhood TB services faces an unmet ...
    • Childhood tuberculosis deskguide and monitoring: An intervention to improve case management in Pakistan 

      Safdar, Nauman; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Baloch, Noor Ahmed; Enarson, Donald Arthus; Khan, Muhammad Amir; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-08-10)
      Background: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) has been a neglected area in national TB control programme (NTCP) in high burden countries. The NTP Pakistan adapted the global approaches by developing and piloting its policy ...
    • Delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Nepal 

      Basnet, Rajendra; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Enarson, Donald Arthus; Malla, Pushpa; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-14)
      Background: Identifying reasons for delay in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis is important for the health system to find ways to treat patients as early as possible, and hence reduce the suffering of patients and ...
    • Treatment delay among tuberculosis patients in Tanzania: Data from the FIDELIS Initiative 

      Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Madland, Simon; Ullenes, Martin; Enarson, Donald Arthus; Rusen, I. D.; Kamara, Deudatus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-12)
      Background: Several FIDELIS projects (Fund for Innovative DOTS Expansion through Local Initiatives to Stop TB) in Tanzania were conducted by the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) during the years 2004-2008 ...