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Enhancing Global TB Control Efforts

The TB Coalition for Technical Assistance aims to bolster USAID's response to the TB epidemic, offering expert consultation and support to high burden countries. Partners include ALA, CDC, WHO, and more, engaging in training, assessments, and other key activities. Year one activities include staffing the PMU, conducting visits to high burden and other countries, and supporting international courses and meetings.

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Enhancing Global TB Control Efforts

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  1. TBCTA TUBERCULOSIS COALITION FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Jaap F. Broekmans, MD, MPH Director KNCV Chairperson Board TBCTA Paris, October 31, 2001

  2. TBCTA Purpose 1. Improve and expand the capacity of USAID to respond to the Global TB epidemic; 2. Complement and enlarge upon existing global TB control efforts, such as the Global DOTS Expansion Plan, the Stop TB Initiative and the activities of the individual TBCTA partners.

  3. TBCTA How Providing state-of-the-art, context appropriate, technically sound and cost-effective consultation and technical assistance. Where High burden countries and countries with USAID missions.

  4. TBCTA Goal To reduce the global burden of TB and its attendant mortality, thus significantly improving human health, well being and development particularly among the poor.

  5. TBCTA Partners • American Lung Association (ALA); • American Thoracic Society (ATS); • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); • International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD); • Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Association (KNCV); • World Health Organization (WHO).

  6. TBCTA Activities 1. Assessment visits 2. Country assistance 3. Training 4. Regional meetings 5. Other activities

  7. TBCTA Activities 3. Training • Task Force Training • International training courses • National training courses • Training courses consultants • Training USAID staff

  8. TBCTA Activities 5. Other activities • In-country meetings • Operations research projects • Drug resistance surveys • Drug quality control • IEC materials • Information bulletins

  9. TBCTA Organization • Board of Directors • Project Management Unit Coordination • Among partners • With USAID Global, Geographic and Field • Public and private partners in target countries

  10. TBCTA Implemented activities Year 1 • Staffing PMU • Sub-contracts (in final stage) • Board meetings • Information Bulletin • Task Force Training • Task Force Advocacy (programmed)

  11. TBCTA Implemented Activities Year 1 (continued) • Visits to high burden countries: Brazil, Cambodia, Congo DR, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda. • Visits to other countries: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Malawi, Senegal. • Programmed visits to India, Philippines, Russia, El Salvador, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan.

  12. TBCTA Implemented Activities Year 1 (continued) • International courses (Arusha, Hanoi, Managua, Operations Reseach and Int. Resp. Epidemiology course). • Funding of participation in NAR meeting, Wolfheze Conference, Partners Forum, Global DOTS Expansion Working Group. • TB-HIV Working group Stop TB Partnership.

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