{"id":44,"date":"2019-12-26T08:14:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T08:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/fit\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2024-03-01T02:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T02:42:48","slug":"our-approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/?page_id=44","title":{"rendered":"Our approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"44\" class=\"elementor elementor-44\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcecf63 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcecf63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb29a71\" data-id=\"bb29a71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08751dd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"08751dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d86fa0 text-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-adv-text-block\" data-id=\"0d86fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-adv-text-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-plus-text-block-wrapper\" ><div class=\"text_block_parallax\"><div class=\"pt_plus_adv_text_block \" ><div class=\"text-content-block\"><p>Under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations and its member states have committed to ending the global TB epidemic by 2035. This means that the global TB burden needs to decline by 90% in 20 years.<\/p><p>Despite significant progress, the current rate of decline in TB incidence means that it will take until the year 2130 (95 years longer than planned) to reach the target.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #f4d25b\"><strong>A multifaceted strategy to eliminate TB is urgently needed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>FIT and our partners are working to pilot, evaluate and scale comprehensive, patient-centered TB prevention and care programs aimed at stopping TB transmission, saving lives and reducing suffering.<\/p><p>Our comprehensive approach involves four main areas of focus:<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2c9649 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2c9649\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ca5454\" data-id=\"9ca5454\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d40ef7 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9d40ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#searchbtm\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/search-icon.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-540\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/search-icon.png 311w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/search-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/search-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Search<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d96d71\" data-id=\"0d96d71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53f5b7 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c53f5b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#treatbtm\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/treat-icon.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-541\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Treat<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9319c0\" data-id=\"c9319c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09a6bb elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c09a6bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#preventbtm\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/prevent-icon.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-542\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Prevent<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-80d02f6\" data-id=\"80d02f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e00f407 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e00f407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#iasbtm\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"168\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ins-icon.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-543\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Integration &\nSustainability<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07fac71 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07fac71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcd5e8f\" data-id=\"fcd5e8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f360a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f360a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1337\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/OUR-APPROACH-heading-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2828\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e287122 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e287122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e99f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77e99f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations and its member states have committed to ending the global TB epidemic by 2035. This means that the global TB burden needs to decline by 90% in 20 years.<\/p><p>Despite significant progress, the current rate of decline in TB incidence means that it will take until the year 2130 (95 years longer than planned) to reach the target.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #f4d25b;\"><strong>A multifaceted strategy to eliminate TB is urgently needed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>FIT and our partners are working to pilot, evaluate and scale comprehensive, patient-centered TB prevention and care programs aimed at stopping TB transmission, saving lives and reducing suffering.<\/p><p>Our comprehensive approach involves four main areas of focus:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecce6d4 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecce6d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb73193\" data-id=\"cb73193\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483c940 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"483c940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#searchbtm1\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/search-icon.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-540\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/search-icon.png 311w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/search-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/search-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Search<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e02847a\" data-id=\"e02847a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92eff42 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"92eff42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#treatbtm1\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/treat-icon.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-541\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Treat<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-790b106\" data-id=\"790b106\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40317a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d40317a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#preventbtm1\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/prevent-icon.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-542\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Prevent<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d6cd34\" data-id=\"6d6cd34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06a9aa elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e06a9aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#iasbtm1\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"168\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ins-icon.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-543\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Integration &\nSustainability<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b8a78d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b8a78d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd0334d\" data-id=\"cd0334d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a25f07 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a25f07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d580832\" data-id=\"d580832\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4415ac4 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4415ac4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84dd293\" data-id=\"84dd293\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea5d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6ea5d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"searchbtm\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-354f4d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"354f4d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_first-1-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-image-2694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_first-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_first-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_first-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_first-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_first-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_first-1-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8043be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8043be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Search<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2e04b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6b2e04b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097675a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"097675a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We follow two key approaches when implementing active case finding:<\/p><ol><li>Actively search for people with TB and those exposed to TB outside of health facilities<\/li><li>Use fast and accurate diagnostic tests<\/li><\/ol><p>Most people who have TB do not get screened until they begin to show serious symptoms. By the time they visit a health facility, the infection has rapidly progressed, decreasing the likelihood of recovery, and increasing the chances of transmission among family and friends.<\/p><p>If TB patients can be identified sooner, they can be cured faster and transmission can be prevented.<\/p><p>FIT goes into communities to conduct TB screening and testing, in the places where it is convenient. If an individual is suspected of having TB, they undergo sputum testing to confirm a diagnosis.<\/p><p>In many low- and middle-income settings, the most common test for TB is called sputum microscopy. This laboratory test is over 100 years old, its quality is reliant on the skills of the individual technician and ultimately it misses about half of all people sick with TB. We work with partners in Viet Nam to reduce diagnostic delays and to introduce and scale-up new screening and diagnostic technologies, so that we are able to find as many people with TB as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-346e55c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"346e55c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74426da\" data-id=\"74426da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-218e073 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"218e073\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1caef49\" data-id=\"1caef49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa4c766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aa4c766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c8cb6f\" data-id=\"3c8cb6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c2b94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"08c2b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e36db0\" data-id=\"4e36db0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcdc078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fcdc078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"searchbtm1\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23bf9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23bf9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Search<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bfcb96 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0bfcb96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd496a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acd496a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We follow two key approaches when implementing active case finding:<\/p><ol><li>Actively search for people with TB and those exposed to TB outside of health facilities<\/li><li>Use fast and accurate diagnostic tests<\/li><\/ol><p>Most people who have TB do not get screened until they begin to show serious symptoms. By the time they visit a health facility, the infection has rapidly progressed, decreasing the likelihood of recovery, and increasing the chances of transmission among family and friends.<\/p><p>If TB patients can be identified sooner, they can be cured faster and transmission can be prevented.<\/p><p>FIT conducts community TB screening and testing activities in places that are easy to reach for individuals living in those communities. If an individual is suspected of having TB, they undergo sputum testing to confirm a diagnosis.<\/p><p>In many low- and middle-income settings, the most common test for TB is called sputum microscopy. This laboratory test is over 100 years old, its quality is reliant on the skills of the individual technician and ultimately it misses about half of all people sick with TB. To address this issue, we work with partners in Viet Nam to reduce diagnostic delays and to introduce and scale-up new screening and diagnostic technologies, so that we are able to find as many people with TB as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ab40ca elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ab40ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d76a6ee\" data-id=\"d76a6ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-773c417 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"773c417\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dd7e23\" data-id=\"9dd7e23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3042c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a3042c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"treatbtm\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb843f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb843f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_second-002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-image-2116\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1784f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1784f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treat<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf3867 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"eaf3867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae8c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ae8c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We follow three key approaches when supporting people during their TB treatment:<\/p><ol><li>Start treatment as soon as possible with the correct medicines<\/li><li>Use shorter and less toxic medicines which are easier for patients to ingest<\/li><li>Support patients throughout their TB treatment to manage their side-effects, mitigate loss of income and reduce out-of-pocket costs<\/li><\/ol><p>As soon as an individual is diagnosed with TB, they need to be put on treatment immediately. We work with the National TB Control Programme (NTP) in Viet Nam to reduce treatment initiation delays and to provide access to newer drug regimens with shorter duration, lower toxicity and friendlier delivery methods (e.g. pills vs injections).<\/p><p>It is critical that people with TB receive the correct medications for their type of TB, for the entire duration of treatment. Drug-resistant TB is a major challenge and about 5% of TB patients in Viet Nam require more toxic medications over a longer treatment period. We know that soon after a person with TB starts taking the correct medications, they will no longer be contagious.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b18b78e elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b18b78e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ed891c\" data-id=\"8ed891c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-695130a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"695130a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5fef32\" data-id=\"e5fef32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e113af5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e113af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"treatbtm1\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdef94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cdef94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treat<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1fef6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fe1fef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60b507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e60b507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We follow three key approaches when supporting people during their TB treatment:<\/p><ol><li>Start treatment as soon as possible with the correct medicines<\/li><li>Use shorter-duration and less toxic medicines which are easier for patients to ingest<\/li><li>Support patients throughout their TB treatment to manage their side-effects, mitigate loss of income, reduce out-of-pocket costs, and ensure treatment completion<\/li><\/ol><p>As soon as an individual is diagnosed with TB, they need to be put on treatment immediately. We work with the National TB Control Programme (NTP) in Viet Nam to reduce treatment initiation delays and to provide access to newer drug regimens with shorter duration, lower toxicity and friendlier delivery methods (e.g. pills vs injections).<\/p><p>It is critical that people with TB receive the correct medications for their type of TB, for the entire duration of treatment. Drug-resistant TB is a major challenge and about 5% of TB patients in Viet Nam require more toxic medications over a longer treatment period. We know that soon after a person with TB starts taking the correct medications, they will no longer be contagious.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f8053f\" data-id=\"9f8053f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe3b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7fe3b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e731e0f\" data-id=\"e731e0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ac69a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44ac69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f232c8d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f232c8d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0780569\" data-id=\"0780569\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f962e7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f962e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5b8da9\" data-id=\"d5b8da9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1914c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b1914c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"preventbtm\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f648b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69f648b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_third-1-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-image-2697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_third-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_third-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_third-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_third-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_third-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-approach_third-1-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a0e63f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a0e63f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prevent<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be813c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8be813c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5a923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a5a923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We follow two key approaches when conducting TB prevention activities:<\/p><ol><li>Prevent people from being exposed to TB<\/li><li>Treat people who have been exposed to TB so they do not become sick<\/li><\/ol><p>If we can prevent people from being exposed to TB bacteria, we can prevent them from getting infected and becoming sick. Our programs implement airborne infection control measures to prevent healthy people from being exposed to TB bacteria.<\/p><p>People infected by TB bacteria can live for many years without developing the disease. However, latent TB infection can become active at any time. When this happens the person will become sick with TB and will be able to spread the TB bacteria to others. At FIT, we are increasing access to TB infection testing and introducing new prophylactic treatment regimens to prevent children and adults from becoming sick with TB.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2877d0b elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2877d0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1794f5\" data-id=\"e1794f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aa296f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aa296f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb4be42\" data-id=\"eb4be42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab9650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ab9650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-329e206\" data-id=\"329e206\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841c02b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"841c02b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-88eaaf4\" data-id=\"88eaaf4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fac15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"62fac15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"preventbtm1\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd21ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd21ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prevent<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90b3b27 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"90b3b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5a1f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e5a1f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We follow two key approaches when conducting TB prevention activities:<\/p><ol><li>Prevent people from being exposed to TB<\/li><li>Treat people who have been exposed to TB so they do not become sick<\/li><\/ol><p>If we can prevent people from being exposed to TB bacteria, we can prevent them from getting infected and becoming sick. Our programs implement airborne infection control measures to prevent healthy people from being exposed to TB bacteria.<\/p><p>People infected by TB bacteria can live for many years without developing the disease. However, latent TB infection can become active at any time. When this happens the person will become sick with TB and will be able to spread the TB bacteria to others. At FIT, we are increasing access to TB infection testing and introducing new prophylactic treatment regimens to prevent children and adults from becoming sick with TB.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2670ad5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2670ad5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4e2826\" data-id=\"a4e2826\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-26a940f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26a940f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-add311d\" data-id=\"add311d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c8d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"28c8d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"iasbtm\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4468f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4468f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IS-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-image-2457\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b1bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72b1bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INTEGRATION & SUSTAINABILITY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b7e8d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"98b7e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da23b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da23b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our comprehensive approach will never work if FIT works in isolation and with a short-term, project-based mindset.<\/p><p>Our projects are fully integrated into the existing NTP services and are developed in consultation with, and have received approval from the provincial TB programme, the provincial Department of Health, the City People\u2019s Committee, as well as local political and health officials in the districts. Along with other research activities led by the NTP, the programs that we are implementing in Viet Nam and their rigorous evaluation are contributing to the evidence base that informs national policy and investment plans on TB prevention and care service delivery in Viet Nam.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-790d5be elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"790d5be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-583d210\" data-id=\"583d210\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d612991 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d612991\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-054c123\" data-id=\"054c123\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a6fa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b9a6fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"iasbtm1\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63703d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d63703d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INTEGRATION & SUSTAINABILITY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8bbb8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fb8bbb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36320e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36320e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our comprehensive approach will never work if FIT works in isolation and with a short-term, project-based mindset.<\/p><p>Our projects are fully integrated into the existing National TB Programme services and are developed in consultation with, and have received approval from the provincial TB programme, the provincial Department of Health, the City People\u2019s Committee, as well as local political and health officials in the districts. Along with other research activities led by the National TB Programme, the programs that we are implementing in Viet Nam and their rigorous evaluation are contributing to the evidence base that informs national policy and investment plans on TB prevention and care service delivery in Viet Nam.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-668298a\" data-id=\"668298a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a184ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a184ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d27816\" data-id=\"6d27816\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8be32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a8be32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8939ce elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d8939ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad5d206\" data-id=\"ad5d206\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473177d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"473177d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo learn more about the principles of our <em><strong>SEARCH-TREAT-PREVENT<\/strong><\/em> approach, you can read the <span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stoptb.org\/assets\/documents\/about\/cb\/meetings\/30\/30-07%20Zero%20TB%20Cities%20Initiative\/30-7.2%20The%20TB%20Activist%20Toolkit_An%20Activist%20Guide%20to%20Fighting%20TB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Activists Guide to Fighting Tuberculosis <\/strong><\/a><\/span>or special series on TB elimination published in the Lancet.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280925f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"280925f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f1cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47f1cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To learn more about TB<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f25449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-button\" data-id=\"6f25449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-plus-button-wrapper   text-center   \"><div class=\"button_parallax   \" ><div id=\"button69e2e97f618eb\"  class=\" text-center ts-button content_hover_effect  hover-effect69e2e97f61660 content_hover_float_shadow  \" 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This means that the global TB burden needs to decline by 90% in 20 years. Despite significant progress, the current rate of decline in TB incidence means that it will take until&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/?page_id=44\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Our approach<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":101,"href":"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5083,"href":"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions\/5083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbhelp.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}