TABLE 2 Roadmap for Childhood
Tuberculosis: 10 Steps Toward
Zero Deaths
1. Include the needs of children and adolescents
in research, policy development, and clinical
practice
2. Collect and report better pediatric data,
including data on prevention
3. Develop child-specific training and reference
materials for health care workers
4. Foster local expertise and leadership in
childhood TB
5. Do not miss critical opportunities for
intervention
6. Engage all key stakeholders
7. Develop integrated family-centered and
community-centered strategies for children
8. Address research gaps in childhood TB
9. Meet funding needs for childhood TB
10. Form coalitions and partnerships to improve
tools for diagnosis and treatment