Acknowledgements

National TB Programme, Myanmar gratefully acknowledged the PPM group members under the overall direction of Professor Dr. Tin Maung Cho and Professor Dr. Ye Tun, enthusiastically led, monitored the writing team and gave feed-back and comment on all chapters for development of Guidelines for Management of Drug Susceptible TB.

Guideline Development Group

The Guideline Development Group (GDG) was composed of Professor Ye Tun, (Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Medicine 2) ; Associate Professor Naing Oo, (Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Medicine 1); Dr. Kyaw Swar Lin, (Senior Consultant Physician, Mingalardone Specialty Hospital) ; Dr. Cho Cho San, (Deputy Director, National Tuberculosis Programme, Myanmar); Dr. Zaw Myint, (Senior TB Specialist, National Tuberculosis Programme, Yangon Branch); Dr. Myat Myat Moe, (TB Specialist, National Tuberculosis Programme, Yangon Branch); Dr. Wint Wint Nyunt (Senior Consultant Microbiologist, National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, NTP) ; Dr. Phyu Phyu Swe, Deputy Director, Population Services International; Dr. Thet Naing Maung, Project Coordinator, MMA TB project; Dr. Win Maung, Senior National Technical Officer, WHO; Dr. Tin Mi Mi Khaing, Senior National Technical Officer, WHO; Dr. Aye Thida, National Professional Officer, WHO; Dr. Aung Thu, Senior National Technical officer, WHO; Dr. Khine Thet Su, National Professional Officer, WHO.

Guideline Steering Group

The Guideline Steering Group was composed of Dr. Thandar Lwin, Deputy Director General, Department of Public Health, Dr. Si Thu Aung, Director (Disease Control), Department of Public Health and Dr. Ikushi Onozaki, Medical Officer, the WHO Country Office, Myanmar reviewed the guidelines.