Target audience

• Respiratory medicine and infectious disease clinicians
• Clinical scientists
• Immunologists
• Microbiologist
• TB nurses
• Public health specialists involved in TB control, surveillance, training, care and research

Educational aims

Tuberculosis (TB), with 9.4 million cases and 1.3 million deaths per year, is a public health priority at the global level.

Aim of the course is to cover the key areas related to epidemiology, control, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in adults and children.