ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: Exploration of Tuberculosis in Nigeria and its public health challenges

PART 1 (1300 WORDS}
DISEASE HISTORY & CHOICE OF COUNTRY: Your choice of disease needs to be related to your choice of country, either a previous epidemic, endemic or emerging disease.

DISEASE PREVALENCE: Ensure that your discussion in Part 1  includes examples of the following information, and is clearly presented with illustrations, tables and figures as required
Demography – country/population
Epidemiology of the disease
Clinical Features
Laboratory Confirmation
Transmission
Pathogenesis
PREVENTION AND CONTROL: An exploration of the prevention and control measures used in the country including the following issues:
Prevention
Surveillance
Response to a case
Response to a cluster
Control of an outbreak
Communication of risk
Assignment Part 2: (800 words)

CRITICAL REFLECTION: Explore the current legislation concerning this disease (in the country/nationally) and consider its impact on current prevalence. Here you should also be considering the biological, social and environmental factors determining the rates of infectious disease and specific impacts of the disease upon vulnerable population groups, community infrastructures, local/national economy etc.

RECOMMENDATIONS/CHANGES: Provide a clear argument, supported by an evidence base from the literature, for any changes or innovations that would be relevant to support more effective prevention and control measures. These discussions can be drawn from experiences of countries managing the disease, identifying more effective strategies and interventions in the prevention, management and control.

USEFUL RESOURCES: 

http://www.one.org/international/
https://www.gov.uk/topic/health-protection/infectious-diseases
http://www.who.int/en/
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Pages/hub.aspx
http://www.cdc.gov/
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/
http://www.healthline.com/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shiga-toxin-producing-escherichia-coli-public-health-management


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