Resumen de From mosques to classrooms: mobilizing the community to enhance case detection of tuberculosis.

Mahfuza Rifat, I. D. Rusen, Mohammad Hasan Mahmud, Israt Nayer, Akramul Islam, Faruque Ahmed

• 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.;