National TB Control Programme Pakistan

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National TB Control Programme Pakistan
stop TB
Pakistan
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Programme 2000-2003

• NTP Established in 2000
• National strategic plan developed
• Funds secured, DOTS initiated gradually
  expanded in all four provinces
• Operational guidelines and context sensitive
  training material developed.
• TB declared national emergency budget
  allocation enhanced US2.5 million

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Programme 2000 - 2003

• IACC established and international partners
  involvement enhanced
• USAID grant US2m for district capacity building
  for DOTS implementation
• Drugs grant of US1.4m from Global Drug Facility
  (GDF)
• DOTS expansion grant US4.2m from GFATM
• Strategic framework for public-private
  partnership (DFID) formulated -
  operationalization start with GFATM support
• Nine OR projects through TDR support (total
  EMRO 35)

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Programme 2000 - 2003

• CIDA grant US 1.35m for enhanced access to TB
  care (i.e. access for poor, inter-sectoral
  collaboration development)
• JICA TA (US600,000) for DOTS expansion in Punjab
  
• German TA (about US2 m) for DOTS implementation
  support in NWFP

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DOTS EXPANSION
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DOTS Coverage Achieved vs. planned
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PAKISTA NCase Notification Q1 02 till Q1 03
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Treatment Outcomes 2001
Success Rate 77 Default Rate 13 Failure
Rate 1
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DOTS Areas CDR Treatment Outcomes
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Constraints/Challenges

• Strengthen laboratory networks / QA
• Strengthen surveillance and supervision
• Strengthen drug management / QA
• Strengthen community mobilization
• Involvement of private practitioners
  consultants

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Striving for TB free future
stop TB
Pakistan
National TB Control Programme Pakistan