| Reference: | 4390 |
| Country: | Rwanda |
| Multiple country event: | No |
| Region: | AFRO |
| City: | Kigali etc |
| Start date: | 13 August 2012 |
| End date: | 17 August 2012 |
| Estimated duration: | |
| Status: | Completed - Complété |
| | (The mission has taken place) |
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| Title: | Mid-Term Review on 1st National TB Prevalence Survey in Rwanda |
| Type: | Mission |
| Terms of Reference: | Rwanda has been implementing its 1st national TB disease prevalence survey with funding from the GF RCC since March 2012 . Technical support for the prevalence survey has been led by KNCV in collaboration with US CDC. In mid August, the survey will come to a half way. An external review mission is proposed to assure quality survey operation and to facilitate technical exchanges between African countries.
Objectives
General objectives
• To monitor management and data collection of the national prevalence survey;
• To provide suggestions to improve management and data collection (if necessary);
• To facilitate a technical exchanges between African countries.
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| Training Opportunity: | No |
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| Purpose 1: | M&E/supervision/ impact measurement |
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| Entered by: | WHO/HQ |
| Partner 1: | WHO/AFRO |
| Partner 2: | Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| Partner 3: | |
| Contact name: | Wilfred Nkhoma (WHO AFRO) |
| Contact email: | nkhomaw@zw.afro.who.int |
| Other agencies: | Dr Emily Bloss (US CDC)
Other country operating the survey |
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| Funding needs: | No |
| Funding source: | USG / TBTEAM |
| Other funding source: | |
| Available funding: | $ 0 |
| Funding gap: | $ 0 |
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| Comments: | The mission led by Dr Emily Bloss was successfully completed. From AFRO, Dr P Patrobas (Nigeria) and Mr Z Alebachew (Ethiopia) participated. The Rwanda survey will complete in December 2012.
Lab aspects will be reviewed by WHO HQ later in September. |
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There are no experts (roster) associated with this event.
There are no experts (non-roster) associated with this event.
