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FIDELIS - Innovative approaches to increasing global case detection of tuberculosis

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  • Rusen, I.D.
  • Enarson, D.A.

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Tuberculosis was declared a global public health emergency in 1993. In 2003, only 45% of the world's estimated new smear-positive tuberculosis cases were detected-well below the 70% global case detection target set by the World Health Organization. The FIDELIS (Fund for Innovative DOTS Expansion Through Local Initiatives to Stop TB) initiative is a new global disease control initiative that has been developed to rapidly assess and implement innovative approaches to increase tuberculosis case detection. To date, 32 projects have been approved-covering approximately 378 million people in 13 countries-24 (75%) of which are in the world's 6 highest-burden countries. A wide range of target populations and interventions have been incorporated into successful FIDELIS projects. The FIDELIS initiative may serve as a model to discover best practices to address other urgent global public health problems.

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  • Rusen, I.D. & Enarson, D.A., 2006. "FIDELIS - Innovative approaches to increasing global case detection of tuberculosis," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 96(1), pages 14-16.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2004.056762_5
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.056762
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    1. Wei, Xiaolin & Walley, John & Zhao, Jin & Yao, Hongyan & Liu, Jianjun & Newell, James, 2009. "Why financial incentives did not reach the poor tuberculosis patients? A qualitative study of a Fidelis funded project in Shanxi, China," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 90(2-3), pages 206-213, May.

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