Training for Tuberculosis Elimination in Indonesia: Achievements, Reflections, and Potential for Impact.

ABSTRACT: Indonesia has the third highest tuberculosis (TB) caseload internationally. A cornerstone for strengthening health systems to respond to TB is a well-trained workforce. In a partnership between Indonesian and Australian institutions, TB training was run during 2018 to strengthen the local capacity to meet End TB strategy targets. This paper aims to report on course design, delivery, training outcomes, and reflections. Seventy-six Indonesian healthcare workers, program staff, researchers, and policy-makers were selected from over 800 applicants. The structure comprised three trainings, each with a pre-course workshop (in Indonesia) to identify learning needs, a two-week block (Australia), and a post-course workshop (Indonesia). The training content delivered was a combination of TB technica

SUBMITTER: Main S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6789479 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature