title: From mosques to classrooms: mobilizing the community to enhance case detection of tuberculosis.
abstract: In response to the global challenge of inadequate case detection of tuberculosis (TB), the Fund for Innovative DOTS Expansion through Local Initiatives to Stop Tuberculosis (FIDELIS) was developed in 2003 to rapidly assess and implement innovative approaches to increase the detection of new smear-positive TB cases. As previously reported, a wide range of target populations and interventions has been incorporated into successful FIDELIS projects.
authors.affiliation: Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee Health Program, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Mahfuza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rifat
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Rusen
authors.forename: Mohammad Hasan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Mahmud
authors.forename: Israt
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nayer
authors.forename: Akramul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Faruque
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002170:Canada; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000191:economics*; D023801:Directly Observed Therapy; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007391:International Cooperation; D007514:Islam; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D015980:Public Health Practice / Q000191:economics*; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012574:Schools; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control