Guidelines for the programmatic management of Drug-Resistant TB in Zambia. Third edition.
The Ministry of Health through the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) has launched an ambitious National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2017–2021 for TB prevention, care,and elimination in Zambia with the theme “Towards TB Elimination”. The publication of thethird edition of the drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) guidelines complements the NSP 2017–2021.
These guidelines provide the latest guidance for all aspects of the programmatic and clinical
management of DR-TB at all levels of the health care system, as well as clinical guidance on
the use of the multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) shorter regimen and new DR-TB drugs in line
with the international standards. These updated guidelines have introduced novel approaches
for detecting and treating patients with MDR-TB.
