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• Chinese ISSN 1006-6942

  Dates: 1997-2011 Number of issues: 3 issues yearly for 14 years, i.e., 42 Number of copies distributed: 4000 No of articles published: 280

   

  French ISSN 1815-8439

  Start date: 1997 Number of issues to date: IJTLD Volumes 1-21…

• All articles submitted to the IJTLD will be checked using the iTHENTICATE plagiarism detection software.

  A specific process is followed to manage a case of plagiarism.  The IJTLD follows the guidelines contained in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)…

• Original articles Pre-submission queries are not required for Original articles. Authors are requested to submit their articles directly via Manuscript Central. If an article is deemed unsuitable for publication the authors are assured of a rapid response. State of the Art…

• Open Access (OA)

  Because of the Coalition S mandate prohibiting OA articles in hybrid journals, OA is no longer an option for the IJTLD. Instead authors are directed to IJTLD Open, which is fully compliant with the OA policy.

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• The IJTLD is the reference for clinical research and epidemiological studies on lung health worldwide, including articles on TB, TB-HIV and respiratory diseases such as COVID-19, asthma, COPD, child lung health and the hazards of tobacco and air pollution.

  IJTLD OPEN…

• Our Editor-in-Chief works alongside an active Editorial Board to minimise the time taken for key peer review stages so the process is as quick as possible. Data for 2023 is:

• Please note, although authors for IJTLD and IJTLD Open submit their manuscripts via the same portal, this is to ensure we apply the same rigour to peer review for open access and subscription content. Also IJTLD Open has a much broader scope of coverage and content types…

A letter to the Editors of the IJTLD on adaptations to TB services that could help ensure continuity of services for RR/MDR-TB during COVID-19.

In Uganda, the DETECT Child TB project empowered frontline health workers to provide TB screening to 2270 child TB contacts, meaning diagnosis happened in village health centres, rather than central hospitals, catching the disease earlier and…

The Union works to develop, test, implement and scale up routine screening of child contacts of people with TB. We run observational studies and advocate to ensure children and adolescents are included in clinical trials that target…

• TBData4Action is an inexpensive and practical approach that starts ‘bottom-up’ at a health facility level. Health staff, including facility and district level teams, are trained and supported through data-driven supervision, not only to collect and submit their own routinely…

• The PICTS in Myanmar, established in 2012, focuses on significantly increasing the identification of people with TB. This initiative, coordinated by The Union Office in Myanmar, utilises a community-based group, primarily made up of individuals who have been affected by TB…

• Since its inception in 1920, The Union has had a focus on tuberculosis (TB) and innovating TB care.

  We have now set out our 2022-2027 vision, objectives and strategy for ending TB. This can only be achieved collectively, with our members, partners and TB…

• The Union works towards the global elimination of TB. We support high-quality, accessible prevention and care for people with and at risk of TB, to expand the evidence base for TB care and prevention and implement new knowledge into policy and practice.

• Read more about how The Union is working to fight key areas of TB:

• The Zoonotic TB Sub-section was instrumental in the creation of the first-ever Roadmap for Zoonotic TB, a policy document that addressed the major health and economic impacts of the disease, created in collaboration with the World Health Organization.…

• Until recently, the focus has been on finding and treating people with TB. But now bold targets for TB prevention have been outlined in the recent UN High-Level Meeting on TB.  The Union develops, tests, implements and scales up models of care to increase the…

In collaboration with local partners and over 15,000 community volunteers, The Union provided innovative tuberculosis (TB) interventions designed to serve traditionally hard-to-reach and at-risk populations in India.

• The CETA project aims to contribute to the elimination of tuberculosis in Africa by 2035.

  Launched in October 2019, the project supports national tuberculosis programmes (NTPs) in eight countries with TB screening and prevention, improving healthcare delivery…

• The kick-off meeting took place virtually on 30 July 2020, with the eight NTP managers and several partners (including Alliance Côte d'Ivoire, DRAF TB, Global Fund, WHO Global TB Programme, WHO TDR). From the meeting to June 2021, the following activities began:

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• Improving healthcare delivery

  The second supports NTPs to improve healthcare delivery by improving case management of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), and better integrating TB into the country’s national health system, in order to reduce missed opportunities for TB…

• The Union is working with Savics to implement the electronic management of MDR TB patient data (DataToCare) in the countries. DataToCare connects national laboratory networks by collecting diagnostic and patient data at the facility level, displaying real-time…

• Strengthening NTP governance

  The third approach strengthens the governance of the NTPs, by improving their capacity building skills and supporting them to manage financing from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

• The CETA project has supported the translation of several articles and the WHO people-centred framework user guide into French.

  Participants were supported to attend an online international Course on TB control (Cotonou Course): Due to COVID-19, an online course…

• The Union provides ongoing monitoring of the project, including regular exchanges with national programme managers. This includes supporting these NTPs to expand the use of these activities in their future grants to the Global Fund.

• In addition to CETA activities, The Union is also supports the following operational research projects in Francophone Africa:

  Community-based directly observed treatment: Financial and technical support to the DOTCOM project in Togo and to DRAF TB in Côte d'Ivoire,…

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