PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J. Veen
AU  - G.B. Migliori
AU  - M.C. Raviglione
AU  - H.L. Rieder
AU  - M. Dara
AU  - D. Falzon
AU  - J.V. Kuyvenhoven
AU  - V. Schwoebel
AU  - R. Zaleskis
TI  - Harmonization of tuberculosis control in the WHO European Region: The history of the Wolfheze Workshops
AID  - 10.1183/09031936.00019410
DP  - 2010 Jan 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - erj00194-2010
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2010/06/07/09031936.00019410.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2010/06/07/09031936.00019410.full
AB  - In 1990 a workshop was organized in the Netherlands in the village of Wolfheze near Arnhem, where experts discussed the critical interventions that would foster elimination of tuberculosis in Europe. This event was followed by several more over the following two decades to become known as the “Wolfheze Workshops”. This paper gives a brief overview of the history and the impact the Wolfheze Workshops had on the commitment of European governments to standardize definitions, recording and reporting systems and thus permitted comparison of interventions and improving tuberculosis control across borders. The Wolfheze Workshops have been and still are an essential platform for this exchange of experiences, promoting common approaches.