TB and COVID-19 Resources

The following list provides some resources that have been shared by TB programs that will be useful for COVID-19 information. The list will be frequently updated based on available resources.

Organizations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/tb/education/public-health-emergencies.htm

The Union
https://www.theunion.org/news-centre/covid-19

National Tuberculosis Controllers Association
http://www.tbcontrollers.org/resources/tb-and-covid-19/#.XqnOf5l7nIU

Stop TB Partnership
http://www.stoptb.org/covid19.asp

WHO
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

WHO Stop TB Department
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/maintaining-essential-health-services-and-systems

The Global Fund
https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/covid-19/

TB PPM Learning Network
https://www.tbppm.org/topics/17342/feed

Telehealth

Telehealth: Using Non-traditional technology for telehealth during COVID-19 Pandemic
Telehealth Essentials
Telehealth Toolkit March 2020

Webinars

TB and COVID-19: Finding Synergies to Advance the Fight (The Union)
TB PPM Learning Network - Archived Webinars Channel
COVID-19 and TB Programs (NTCA Community of Practice)
Crisis and Emergency Overview for COVID-19 (CDC’s CERC Program)

Guidance for Health Care Workers

CDC Interim Guidance on Handling Non-COVID-19 Public Health Activities that Require Face-to-Face Interaction with Clients in the Clinic and Field in the Current COVID-19 Pandemic
Interim COVID-19 Contact Tracing Communications Toolkit for Health Departments
Demonstration of Donning (Putting On) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Demonstration of Doffing (Taking Off) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Transforming Essential Services for Tuberculosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from New York City
Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 and Lung Health
Recommendations for laboratory diagnosis of TB during the COVID-19 pandemic
Notes from the Field: Effects of the COVID-19 Response on Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Efforts — United States, March–April 2020
Rapid communication on the role of the GeneXpert® platform for rapid molecular testing for SARS-CoV-2 in the WHO European Region
The Impact of COVID-19 on the TB Epidemic: A Community Perspective