- The first step that organizations have taken to help stop tuberculosis is to establish open lines of communication between themselves and other bodies both private and governmental. This means that multinational groups such as the World Health Organization (WHO), multi-government groups like the United Nations Association and individual government bodies like the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) must all keep an open dialogue with each other. In this manner, not only can all the organizations, governmental and civilian, keep up-to-date on problems and developments with tuberculosis outbreaks and numbers, but they can all share information on treatments and care as well.
- Another effort that organizations are putting forth is to share resources to achieve the maximum effect. Government organizations like the CDC may provide grants or funding or equipment to other groups such as the Red Cross, who are actively going out into areas where tuberculosis infection is most pervasive. Of course this sharing could be done other ways, such as pooling knowledge and expertise to research a tuberculosis cure, something many of these organizations are already doing. Regardless of the red tape and protocols involved, if all the organizations can work toward the same cause, and they can all share what resources are available, improved results can be expected. In the past this has even been done by creating initiatives such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and also the Stop TB Partnership.
- Many larger organizations, such as the WHO, spread information about tuberculosis. They do this via pamphlets, speeches and seminars, and on the Internet. Information about the signs to look for when a person is suspected of being infected with tuberculosis; such as coughing with visible blood discharge, weight loss and fever; the number of cases reported; where a sufferer should go to get help and other facts can be spread to populations the world over through these organizations. This could be seen as the second wave of information sharing. First, it needs to be disseminated through the various organizations, then it will be delivered to the people in the countries that host the organizations.
