TB DIAH hosted a Founding Event at the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC) in Tbilisi, Georgia, where the NCDC, National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NCTLD), and TB DIAH discussed plans for a new regional Center of Excellence, celebrated the partnership, and signed a memorandum of partnership.

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TB DIAH’s team in the Kyrgyz Republic is working closely with the National Tuberculosis Control Program, the Ministry of Health, and their partners to revise national monitoring and evaluation guidelines, strengthen the knowledge and capacity of TB monitoring and evaluation specialists, and improve the quality and accessibility of TB data.

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TB DIAH recently launched its new COVID-19 data dashboard to show the potential impact of COVID-19 on TB notifications. 

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TB DIAH participated in World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24, and helped USAID raise awareness of TB’s devastating global impact and to step up efforts to end TB.

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TB DIAH works with Cambodia’s National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENAT) to assess the country’s capacity for monitoring and evaluation of TB, develop a TB Management Information System (MIS) roadmap, and to build capacity within CENAT in key M&E software applications. Get to know a little bit about our TB DIAH colleagues working in Cambodia.

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The PBMEF is a key component of USAID’s efforts to ensure effective accountability for its investments in TB, and to accelerate progress to end the TB epidemic. The Framework, which is fully aligned with existing US and global TB strategies, streamlines and prioritizes indicators for monitoring progress toward reaching global TB milestones and targets in USAID’s 23 TB priority countries. Using the Framework will help national TB programs, ministries of health, donors, and implementing partners with the standardization, analysis, and use of information to inform TB strategies and interventions, strengthen national monitoring and evaluation systems and capacity, and ensure efficient use of resources.

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In Nigeria, TB DIAH is working with the Nigerian National Tuberculosis and Control Programme (NTBLCP) and its local partners to assess the current TB M&E surveillance system; integrate paper and electronic TB data platforms; enhance access to data and templates for visualization; create situation rooms; and strengthen M&E capacity in 18 states with three implementing partners. Get to know a little bit about our great TB DIAH colleagues working in Nigeria

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A symposium hosted by The Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, The Center for Global Health Delivery at Harvard Medical School, and El Centro de Salud Global de Socios En Salud discussed the importance of TB preventive therapy, especially in the context of the global COVID-19 response and mitigation efforts. Recordings are available in both English and Spanish.

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Efforts to combat TB continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We offer here recent papers and resources on the implications of COVID-19 on TB prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

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Contact investigation (CI) is essential to active case finding and identifying contacts for TB preventive treatment. Expanding CI activities in countries with high TB burdens can help improve the effectiveness of TB prevention and care program activities. A toolkit from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supports this effort by providing implementation guidance and adaptable tools for relevant stakeholders.

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