| Overview : In accordance with the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their Families, The National Tuberculosis (TB) Program (NTP) of the Ministry of Health is seeking to create new strategies in the diagnosis and treatment of TB for migrant workers. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are one billion migrants in the world today, which include 232 million international migrants and 740 million internal migrants. At the same time, they report that 9 million people fell ill with TB worldwide in 2013, with 1.5 million deaths. WHO reports that TB particularly affects poor and vulnerable populations; migrants being a key affected population. WHO outlines the fact that there are risk factors for TB exposure, infection, transmission and poor outcomes throughout the migration process. One of the core functions of the NTP entails the development of innovative approaches to ensure timely and adequate diagnosis and treatment for these migrant populations. Since these groups are known to be at risk for acquiring and transmitting TB and also face obstacles when accessing the health system and adhering to a treatment program, it is then the intention of the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) to formulate and standardize efficient guidelines so that every migrant worker who is affected by TB can receive suitable medical care. The management of TB is evolving daily and therefore newer schemes in the diagnosis and care are necessary in order to improve outcomes and thus lessen the burden of TB and Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Belize. | 
