1.
Education is directed at health-care
providers, decision makers and the public at large. It is carried
out through dissemination of information, training and public education.
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of information is carried out through the following activities:
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conferences,
courses and publications
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scientific statements
issued by the Union
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joint meeting,
reports and recommendations with
the World Health Organization and
other international health organisations and institutions.
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1.2 Training
of health-care professionals is provided by courses, seminars
and publications. These activities are designed to develop expertise
among those in charge of planning and implementing programmes against
tuberculosis and for the promotion of lung health.
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1.3 Public
education is undertaken at the international level and in
collaboration with the Constituent Members. These activities fulfil
the objectives of raising awareness among
health care professionals, policy makers, politicians and the general
public of issues related to tuberculosis and lung health.
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2.
Technical Assistance is provided
according to the constitutional requirement to assist the Union's
Constituent Members.
The aim of this assistance is to aid in the exchange of technology,
skills and knowledge between technically advanced and developing
countries as well as between developing countries themselves, for
the purpose of promoting, within the priorities of each country,
national self-sufficiency in developing, implementing and
evaluating programmes for tuberculosis control and the promotion
of lung health.
International collaboration is necessary for the development of
national expertise for the planning and management of such programmes.
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3. Research
is carried out in the fields of specialisation of the Union within
the organisation, in collaboration with its affiliated Research
Units and in cooperation with external research institutions and
organisations.
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3.1 Research Units affiliated with
the Union are designed to answer questions of international relevance.
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3.2 Members and scientific groups
within the organisation may initiate research with a view to promoting
collaborative links among the members and with external groups.
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3.3 A Documentation Centre is available
to provide essential information for those carrying out research
in the fields of tuberculosis and lung health.
Reproduction of any Union documents for
commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.
Conditions of use
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