The WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Management of MDR-TB was established in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States (Atlanta), is recognized by the WHO and supported by the Latvian Ministry of Welfare Department of Health, the University of Arkansas of Medical Sciences (UMSA), and USAID.

Since January 2001 the International Training Centre of Latvia has provided training courses for physicians, nurses, social workers, laboratory staff and TB program managers from Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, South Africa and other countries.

Training courses are provided in Russian or English. Within the courses the participants get acquainted with theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The Training Centre offers eleven different programs about TB, MDR-TB and DOTS programming.

Teaching methods include: lectures, seminars, workshops, practice, audio-visual teaching methods, individual/pair/group work, discussion, self-education, and practice in action as well as development of the project (program), telemedicine, and videoconferences.

For further information contact  [email protected]  or look at the website at http://www.mdr-tb.lv/