Stop TB Partnership

The National Stop TB Partnership in Uganda

Uganda Stop TB partnership (ÙSTP): A partnering process was prompted in 2003 by the availability of additional funding opportunities that were available for NTP from Global Fund Round 1 and the fund for Intensified Support Action to Countries (ISAC). The NTP needed additional human resources in order to realize maximum benefits from the unusual funding opportunities. The Director General of Health Services and the WHO Stop TB Department formed a “loose coalition” in 2004 creating the Uganda Stop TB partnership (ÙSTP). The partnership aims to help the NTLP achieve its targets for case detection and treatment completion. The main objectives of the partnership are to: achieve and sustain the NTP case finding and cure rate targets; provision of accurate information about TB; promote ACSM for TB control; and to provide a platform for coordination between partners.

Primary contact

Name:	Dr Joseph Kawuma
Function in the partnership:	Executive Secretary
Organization:	German Leprosy and TB Relief Association (GLRA)
Email:	kawumahjs@gmail.com
Web site:	www.ustp.info

More information about the National Stop TB Partnership in Uganda:

• To find other partners that are currently active in Uganda, you could use the Stop TB Partners' Directory which lists all partners' email addresses and phone numbers as well as a detailed description of their activities. To start collaborating with partners in Uganda, please click here.
• To read the partnership's questionnaire which gives more detail about the structure, governance and members of the partnership, please click here.
• To read the partnership's reflections on good practices and lessons learnt on the partnering process, please click here.
• For a good example from the partnership about innovative partnering agreements, please click here.
• To read the most recent presentation from the partnership, please click here.

TB in Uganda

• The current situation and the progress made in TB control in Uganda can be found here. [.pdf]
• Global Fund grants currently in progress in Uganda can be found here.
• Technical assistance in Uganda is coordinated through the TB Technical Assistance Mechanism.