MINISTRY OF HEALTH

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH
TB CCM
DOTS committees
Ministries
TB patients associations
NTP
NGOS
Research institute
Police army prisons
TB patients clubs
NRL

Universities
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Collaborating Ministries
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NTP INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION UNIVERSITIES
examples
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• Ahfad University for women Rural Extension
  Field trips
• Started in 1998 by organization of field trips to
  the different states,
• this program funded by the WHO and local funds.
•  Methods Used
• Workshop and training for the participating
  students (Peer group training)
• Questionnaire for TB patients to know more about
  the patients perception on TB, i.e. the knowledge
  ,attitude and practice of patients .
• group discussion with the patients ,paramedics,
  community and informal leaders
• seminars with the patients
• role play conducted for the seminars
• interview with doctors and paramedics
• posters and pamphlets distribution
• spending the night with a family index
•  Monitoring and evaluation
• A trip report will be submitted to the Central
  Unit ,FMOH and State TB coordinator.

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Research institutes
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NTP Intersectoral CollaborationArmy , Police
and Prison
Collaboration with police and army started 3
years ago NTP is planning for full expansion in
the army , police and prisons health
centers Objectives and Targets OF NTP for
expanding in these centers
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Situation Analysis Khartoum state prisons
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Situation Analysis other 5 states prisons
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Key Medical personnel Dr doctor
MAmedical assistant LA
Lab assistant Living conditions V
Ventilation s space between
beds L light
SSpace
Health Facility HF Health facility
H Hospital M
medical health center
Infrastructure MIC microscope
QU Quality of microscope  
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NGOS
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Non-Governmental Organizations Sudan Council of
Church SCC

• It is a national NGO involved in various
  activities ,
• it is jointly act with the the National TB
  control programme and succeeded to implement the
  NTP in no of states ,
• SCC is the main implementer in all displaced
  centers and specially in Khartoum Center.
• SCC support the NTP in
• 1/providing the health infrastructure for the NTP
  centers
• 2/ working personnel salaries and incentives.
• SCC/NTP collaboration have been successful since
  1995.

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Case finding among displace 1995 2nd Q2002
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Treatment results among displace 1996 2nd
Q2001
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NTP INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION Community
Involvement DOTS committees

• Target of NTP , DOTS Committee per each Treatment
  Center
• The main tasks of DTS committee are to
• Promote establishments of TB patients clubs in
  close collaboration with TB patients associations
  and TB friends associations
• Promote establishment of Sub-DOTS committees at
  the lower levels.
• Develop advocacy plans targeted to policy makers
  to increase political commitment
• Conduct advocacy activities on TB control at
  community level and develop consensus on DOTS
• Conduct TB campaign
• Promote effective approaches for communication
  and social mobilization
• Ensure community support to TB patient including
  DOT,patients adherence, defaulter tracing,
  contact examination, social and financial support
• More involvement of existing community groups and
  organizations in community TB care and
  establishment of new partners for the same
  purpose.
• Pick up TB volunteers and arrange training in
  close collaboration with NTP
• To maintain high quality outcomes of TB
  volunteers and (treatment supporters) through
  regular training and support ,motivation and
  instruction through joint coordination of the NTP
  

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National TB Policy Board
TB CCM
NTP
TB Patients Association TB Patients Friend
Association TB patients clubs
State DOTS COMMITTEE Provincial DOTS Committees
TBMU DOTS Committee DOT Center DOTS Committee
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