Building community networks and engagement for effective TB case management
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Effective TB case management requires comprehensive strategies that extend beyond clinical treatment and involve community engagement and networks. This narrative review explores...
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| description | Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Effective TB case management requires comprehensive strategies that extend beyond clinical treatment and involve community engagement and networks. This narrative review explores the role of community networks and engagement in enhancing TB case management, focusing on how communities contribute to improved detection, treatment adherence, and long-term management. Drawing on a wide range of studies, the review highlights the importance of participatory approaches, the use of community health workers (CHWs), and multi-sectoral collaboration in TB care. It emphasizes the role of culturally tailored interventions and the need for greater investment in building sustainable community networks. The discussion also explores the challenges and barriers to effective community engagement, such as stigma, lack of resources, and structural inequalities. The review concludes by proposing recommendations for future strategies to strengthen community networks and engagement, ensuring more comprehensive and effective TB case management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2671e6d4de164a6da8bdd22f934bb7da2025-08-20T03:22:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-05-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.15768751576875Building community networks and engagement for effective TB case managementAugustine Kumah0Augustine Kumah1The Bank Hospital, Accra, GhanaResearch on Interventions for Global Health Transformation – RIGHT Institute, Accra, GhanaTuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Effective TB case management requires comprehensive strategies that extend beyond clinical treatment and involve community engagement and networks. This narrative review explores the role of community networks and engagement in enhancing TB case management, focusing on how communities contribute to improved detection, treatment adherence, and long-term management. Drawing on a wide range of studies, the review highlights the importance of participatory approaches, the use of community health workers (CHWs), and multi-sectoral collaboration in TB care. It emphasizes the role of culturally tailored interventions and the need for greater investment in building sustainable community networks. The discussion also explores the challenges and barriers to effective community engagement, such as stigma, lack of resources, and structural inequalities. The review concludes by proposing recommendations for future strategies to strengthen community networks and engagement, ensuring more comprehensive and effective TB case management.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1576875/fulltuberculosis case managementcommunity networkscommunity engagementTB controlpublic health |
| spellingShingle | Augustine Kumah Augustine Kumah Building community networks and engagement for effective TB case management Frontiers in Public Health tuberculosis case management community networks community engagement TB control public health |
| title | Building community networks and engagement for effective TB case management |
| title_full | Building community networks and engagement for effective TB case management |
| title_fullStr | Building community networks and engagement for effective TB case management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building community networks and engagement for effective TB case management |
| title_short | Building community networks and engagement for effective TB case management |
| title_sort | building community networks and engagement for effective tb case management |
| topic | tuberculosis case management community networks community engagement TB control public health |
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