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TB CARE I

Project Date: 2010-2015

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TB CARE I is a follow-on program to the Tuberculosis Control Assistance Program (TB CAP) and aims to decrease morbidity and mortality by increasing case detection and treatment success of pulmonary TB patients in USAID priority countries. TB CARE I is USAID’s five-year cooperative agreement (2010-2015) with the lead partner being KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation. MSH is one of several partners in the TB CARE I coalition. Other partners include: the American Thoracic Society (ATS), FHI 360, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), and the World Health Organization (WHO).

TB CARE I contributes to three USAID target areas:

  1. Sustain or exceed 84% case detection rate and 87% treatment success rate
  2. Treat successfully 2.55 million new sputum-positive TB cases
  3. Diagnose and treat 57,200 new cases of MDR-TB

By focusing on eight priority Technical Areas:

  1. Universal and Early Access
  2. Laboratories
  3. Infection Control (IC)
  4. Programmatic Management of Drug Resistant TB (PMDT)
  5. TB/HIV
  6. Health Systems Strengthening
  7. Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), Operations Research (OR) and Surveillance
  8. Drug Supply and Management

And four over-arching elements:

  1. Collaboration and Coordination
  2. Access to TB services for all people
  3. Responsible and Responsive Management Practices
  4. Evidence-based M&E

Within TB CARE I, MSH makes unique contributions to strengthening and expanding DOTS programs; improving the capacity and quality of laboratory networks; strengthening TB and HIV/AIDS collaboration; increasing TB data quality and use; and ensuring the sustainable supply of TB drugs. MSH is making significant contributions as a coordinating partner in Afghanistan, Ghana, South Sudan, and several core projects. MSH also plays a key collaborating role in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Vietnam, Zambia and other core projects.

More information about the TB CARE I project can be found on the program website: www.tbcare1.org