Tuberculosis Programs

Tuberculosis Programs
Abstract
Various interventions and programs assist in fighting the tuberculosis problem in Europe. They include the Framework Action Plan, the Consolidated Action Plan, the Video Observed Treatment plan, and the EMLT (Equipe Mobile de Lutte contre la Tuberculose). These strategies either alleviate the issue of patient medication or attempt to ensure that all individuals in the respective regions are provided with tuberculosis treatment. Nurses are essential in encouraging tuberculosis patients undergoing TB treatment. However, there are minimal studies conducted that intend to educate legislators and medical experts on nurses’ encounters of therapy observance by TB patients. Instructing patients, giving the treatment, monitoring and checking medication, and collaborating with the patients are the primary responsibilities of nurses in maintaining observance. Furthermore, observing medication plans can be impacted by the nurse and patient perceptions. Offering transport and food can encourage amenability in treatments. Therefore, nurses are vital assets in the achievement of the TB management strategies.
Tuberculosis Programs in Europe
To start, Europe has a program referred to as the Framework Action Plan which strives in assessing present regional conditions and utilizing these situations in building a cohesive European Union approach in combating MDR-TB and TB (European Union’s Health Programme, 2016). This strategy is comprised of the central ideologies of global cooperation and developing alliances.

Moreover, there is the Consolidated Action Plan that aims to counteract and reduce multiresistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB) in Europe. This program avails great chances for the European Union to reinforce and increase its determinations in tackling the alarming issue of multidrug TB.
Interventions Addressing the Tuberculosis Problem in Europe
There is the Video Observed Treatment (VOT) is a UK intervention that helps patients to fulfill their medication plans in the hospital (European Union’s Health Programme, 2016). This methodology is applied to those with critical types of tuberculosis and those experiencing medicine intake complications. It consists of delivering and observing the patient taking medicine, confirming any side-effects, and educating them about the illness. The program was founded in London to explore incidences of TB among vulnerable individuals. Additionally, the outreach initiative ensures that the recognized patients adhere to their treatment plans.
Secondly, there is the Equipe Mobile de Lutte contre la Tuberculose (EMLT), a French intervention that offers assistance and ambulatory hospital treatment to displaced individuals (European Union’s Health Programme, 2016). Their objective is to locate tuberculosis patients and encourage them to finish their medication. EMLT is a multifaceted squad of medical and general personnel that gives communal, health, and legitimate services by constructing temporary recuperation centers and nursing shelters.
The Nursing Role. Culturally-appropriate care obliges European nurses to comprehend the patient-nurse culture and the impact of this interrelationship on their values (Carlsson, Johansson, Eale, & Kaboru, 2014). The role of the nurse in this case to improve their competencies of delivering culturally sensitive health care by considering the effect of their culture on the patient-nurse association.

References
Carlsson, M., Johansson, S., Eale, R. B., & Kaboru, B. B. (2014). Nurses’ Roles and Experiences with Enhancing Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment among Patients in Burundi: A Qualitative Study. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment, 2014, 1-9. doi:10.1155/2014/984218
European Union’s Health Programme. (2016). TB in Europe. Retrieved from www.tbcoalition.eu/what-is-tuberculosis/tb-in-europe/