Tuberculosis in Latvia : 22 – 26 October 2012 : mission report

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/EURO) regularly collaborate on tuberculosis (TB) surveillance, prevention and control in the European Union. Based on a request from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia, dated 14 May 2012, ECDC and WHO/EURO conducted a joint country visit – in collaboration with the Latvian national technical counterparts – from 22 to 26 October 2012, with the objective of providing a comprehensive overview of tuberculosis prevention, control and care in the country, and presenting the health authorities with key recommendations and suggested actions to improve work in this area