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| Reference: | 4213 |
| Country: | Azerbaijan |
| Multiple country event: | No |
| Region: | EURO |
| City: | Baku |
| Start date: | 28 May 2012 |
| End date: | 28 June 2012 |
| Estimated duration: | |
| Status: | Completed - Complété |
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| Title: | "TB DATA BASE EPI-INFO ANALYSIS" CONSULTANCY |
| Type: | Mission |
| Terms of Reference: | Goal
Provision by independent international expert to the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Justice (MMD MoJ) the first hand experience in DR-TB management, infection control and organization of TB control in prison settings, by documenting and analysis in details penitentiary system’s first cohort of 200 DR-TB patients treatment outcomes and provide progressive experience and recommendations for further improvement.
Objectives
• To comprehensively analyze first cohort data of 200 DR-TB patients;
• To analyze reasons of drug resistance amplification during the treatment course;
• To prepare an analyses report with critical judgment on outcomes and comparison with available data from literatures;
• To prepare recommendations on ongoing DR-TB treatment and information flow management for DOTS-plus program in penitentiary system;
• To prepare grounds for publishing an article in international medical issues in agreement with MMD MOJ.
Desired output from analysis
• Description of DR-TB cases enrolled in Cat IV treatment: DST profiles, previous treatments, spread of the process and severity of the disease;
• DR-TB treatment regimens etc;
• Analyze in details DR-TB treatment outcome results of the first 200 DR-TB patients cohort;
• Description and rationale of integration criteria for enrollment to Cat IV treatment over time;
• Delays between DR-TB diagnosis and starting Cat IV treatment: mean duration of delays, reasons etc.;
• Analyze reasons for successful/unsuccessful and adverse treatment outcome (side effects and its management, incentives and enablers etc);
• Document number of diagnosed DR-TB cases refusing Cat IV treatment and recommendations for further steps to determine underlying causes;
• Document separately treatment outcome of released detainees continuing Cat IV treatment in civilian sector;
• Judge on possible DR-TB strains resources spreading and ways of its identification
Requirements:
• Data bases analysis and verification experience;
• Working experience in the region and with similar risk groups;
• Computer literacy and well-version in EPINFO 6 statistical software
• Strong knowledge in WHO MDR-TB management requirements;
• Previous experience in similar missions;
• Publications in internationally accepted issues is an asset;
• Fluency in English/Russian.
Time schedule
The Consultancy should take place from end May to mid June 2012; final report should be submitted to MMD MoJ by the end of June.
Interested experts are expected to submit before the deadline:
- Letter of interest
- CV
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| Training Opportunity: | No |
| Website: | www.prisonhealth.az |
| Purpose 1: | MDR-TB / XDR-TB |
| Purpose 2: | Global Fund grant implementation |
| Purpose 3: | High risk groups: prisoners, refugees, TB contacts, special |
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| Entered by: | National TBTEAM |
| Partner 1: | |
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| Partner 3: | |
| Contact name: | Elmira Gurbanova |
| Contact email: | e.gurbanova@prisonhealth.az |
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| Funding needs: | No |
| Funding source: | Global Fund - Fonds Mondial |
| Other funding source: | |
| Available funding: | $ 0 |
| Funding gap: | $ 0 |
| Global Fund reference: | |
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| Comments: | Deadline for submission - 3rd May 2012. |
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Date Created: 19 April 2012
Entered By: Azerbaijan
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