Project profile — Capacity Building for Tuberculosis Control

• Africa, regional (31.00%)
• Asia, regional (69.00%)

• Basic Health: Tuberculosis control (12263) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project is a component of the TB REACH initiative, which began operations in early 2010. The project provides a funding mechanism to address urgent needs, gaps, and bottlenecks in tuberculosis (TB) control. It works through the partners of the Stop TB Partnership to support local initiatives in collaboration with national TB control programs. The project provides opportunities for Stop TB partners to implement new and innovative or tried-and-tested solutions in tuberculosis prevention, care, treatment, and support in regions that are currently under-serviced. It focuses specifically on building capacity within TB control programs to address issues including infection control, targeting high-risk groups, training lab technicians and health staff, and rehabilitating laboratories.

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Results achieved by the Stop TB Partnership for the Capacity Building for Tuberculosis (TB) Control initiative (CIDA is the only donor) as of March 2012 include: thirty projects implemented in 19 countries; a 34% increase in the detection of smear positive tuberculosis (TB) cases between 2010 and 2011; more than 17,000 additional smear positive TB cases detected and more than 20,000 additional cases of all forms of TB detected. By improving the capacity for diagnosis of TB, these activities have saved an estimated 13,000 lives.

• Proactive disclosure