Contributions of multidisciplinary professionals in tuberculosis (TB) prevention and care
| Professional | Role and responsibilities |
| Physicians | Employ various resources for accurate diagnosis of TB |
| Prescribe appropriate anti-TB medications | |
| Monitor treatment progress | |
| Manage any side-effects or complications that may arise during treatment | |
| Nurses | Provide direct patient care |
| Educate patients and their families about TB | |
| Aid in treatment adherence | |
| Epidemiologists | Track the spread of TB |
| Identify high-risk populations | |
| Implement screening and contact tracing programmes | |
| Design targeted interventions to control the spread of TB | |
| Public health experts | Assist in tracking and managing the spread of TB |
| Contribute to identifying high-risk populations and implementing control measures | |
| Laboratory professionals | Aid in the confirmation of TB diagnosis |
| Conduct drug susceptibility testing | |
| Provide essential information to guide treatment decisions | |
| Mental health experts | Contribute to improving treatment adherence and outcomes |
| Analyse and address mental health factors that may influence treatment adherence | |
| Community advisors and cultural mediators | Play a role in ensuring the best treatment outcomes by considering health-related social factors that may affect treatment adherence |