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Diana Weil

Researcher at World Health Organization

Publications -  32
Citations -  3834

Diana Weil is an academic researcher from World Health Organization. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuberculosis & Global health. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 32 publications receiving 3332 citations. Previous affiliations of Diana Weil include World Bank.

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WHO's new End TB Strategy

TL;DR: Ending the tuberculosis epidemic in high-incidence countries needs a similar approach that guarantees access to high-quality tuberculosis care and prevention to all while simul taneously addressing the social determinants of tuberculosis.
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Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries

Knut Lönnroth, +72 more
TL;DR: An action framework for countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence sets out priority interventions required for these countries to progress first towards “pre-elimination” and eventually the elimination of TB as a public health problem.
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Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countries.

Haileyesus Getahun, +71 more
TL;DR: The guidelines strongly recommend systematic testing and treatment of LTBI in people living with HIV, adult and child contacts of pulmonary TB cases, patients initiating anti-tumour necrosis factor treatment, patients receiving dialysis, patients preparing for organ or haematological transplantation and patients with silicosis.
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Financial burden for tuberculosis patients in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

TL;DR: A systematic literature review of the financial burden of tuberculosis faced by patients and affected families found that cost as percentage of income was particularly high among poor people and those with multidrug-resistant TB.
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The WHO policy package to combat antimicrobial resistance

TL;DR: To bring international attention to a growing public health threat, the World Health Organization (WHO) selected antimicrobial resistance as the theme for World Health Day 2011.