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| Fast Facts: |
| • Project
Document |
| Location: |
Western
and Central Equatoria States,
Lake State, Jonglei State, Bahr
El Ghazal State, Warrap State |
| Duration: |
October
2004 – October 2009 |
| Focus
area: |
Responding
to HIV/AIDS |
| Donors: |
Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) |
| Total
budget: |
US
$ 14,498,087 |
| 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
for 2007:
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US
$ 1,554,000 |
| Contact
person in UNDP: |
Mariam
H. Traore, Project Specialist.
miriam.traore@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.
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