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Facts: |
| • Project
Document |
| Location: |
Western
and Central Equatoria States,
Lake State, Jonglei State, Bahr
El Ghazal State, Warrap State |
| Duration: |
October
2004 – 31 March 2010 |
| Focus
area: |
Responding
to HIV/AIDS |
| Contributions(USD): |
GFATM:
3,355,484 |
| Partners: |
South
Sudan Ministry of Health/ National
Tuberculosis Program
World Health Organization and
UNICEF.
Malteser International,
World Relief,
World Vision,
the Diocese of Rumbek,
CCM-Italy,
COSV. |
| Delivery(USD):
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2007:
1,554,000
2008: 3,143,000 |
| Contact
person in UNDP: |
Tedla
Mezemir,
GFATM/HIVAIDS Team Leader a.i.,
tedla.mezemir@undp.org
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Background
Tuberculosis control
is limited in the southern sector
of Sudan, covering only 25% of the
total population. The tuberculosis
grant awarded by the Global Fund to
fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
(GFATM) aims to expand Direct Observation
Treatment Strategy (DOTS) activities,
strengthen local capacity, establish
new peripheral tuberculosis units
and increase awareness in the general
population on transmission prevention
and how to obtain care.
Objectives
• The objective of the Tuberculosis
Control Programme in Southern project
is to reduce mortality and morbidity
due to TB and prevent the development
of anti-TB drug resistance through
the expansion of Direct Observation
Treatment Strategy (DOTS). Target
beneficiaries include self-referred
tuberculosis patients and the general
population.
Snapshots of the project's major achievements
• Established 18 TB Units to
detect and cure patients suffering
from tuberculosis.
• Detected at least 73% of the
target population as suffering from
tuberculosis and treated 82% of detected
patients.
• Established Direct Observation
Treatment Strategy (DOTS) to improve
tuberculosis case management.
• Applied DOTS successfully
to 97% of tuberculosis patients.
• Provided training to 547 health
workers on diagnosis, treatment, record
and information management.
• Trained 709 laboratory assistants
and 297 community health workers to
support DOTS.
• 3,077 tuberculosis smear positive
cases were detected under DOTS, against
2,897 targeted
• 1,108 tuberculosis smear positive
cases were registered under DOTS were
successfully treated, against 534
targeted
• A population of 3,171,747
people were covered by the program,
against 3,069,322 targeted
• 22 Tuberculosis treatment
centers were established, out of which
28 centers were adequately staffed
and supplied with drugs and laboratory
equipment, against 23 targeted
• 490 health workers were trained
in diagnostic, treatment, case holding
and information system, against 547
targeted
• 106 laboratory assistants
were trained in tuberculosis microscopy,
against 92 targeted
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