This study was done in partnership with; National TB Control Programme Pakistan; Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway and International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France.

The control of childhood tuberculosis (TB) has been of low priority in TB programmes in high-burden settings. The objective of this paper was to describe the development and testing of tools for the management of childhood TB. The Pakistan National TB Control Programme embarked on a number of activities, including the establishment of policy guidelines for the management of childhood TB and later a guidance document, ‘Case Management Desk Guide and Structured Monitoring’, to demonstrate the implementation of childhood TB interventions in a programme context. Initial results showed improved case finding and treatment outcome in implementation sites compared with control districts. However, further programme attention is required to improve quality.

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