Prison Health: Managing Outbreaks of Tuberculosis in Prisons

Explore the challenges of managing TB outbreaks in prisons with global experts

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that can be transmitted from person to person and people in prison are a particular risk group.

TB disease can be fatal if left untreated and when mismanaged can lead to the development of drug resistance.

On this course, you’ll learn why it’s important to address TB in prisons and improve your ability to recognise symptoms of TB.

You’ll look in-depth at the prison specific challenges of managing a TB outbreak in a prison and work with your fellow learners to highlight good practice.

This course is designed for anyone interested in learning about TB in a prison setting.

This may include prison healthcare staff, prison security staff and other groups supporting people with TB in prisons.

• Welcome to the course and your first week
• Welcome to the course
• What is TB?
• Why is tackling TB important?
• TB Explained
• Signs and symptoms of TB
• What do you do if think someone has TB?
• Managing TB in prisons
• Managing an outbreak of TB in a prison
• Principles of TB outbreak control in prisons
• Practical applications of TB outbreak principles in prison
• Preventing TB in prisons
• Safety not stigma
• Preventing TB infection in prison
• TB through the prison gate
• TB beyond the prison gate
• TB and COVID-19
• Moving forward and farewell