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| Reference: | 4570 |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Multiple country event: | No |
| Region: | AFRO |
| City: | Kampala |
| Start date: | 16 August 2012 |
| End date: | 17 August 2012 |
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| Status: | Completed - Complété |
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| Title: | Monitoring and Evaluation visits to Uganda: EXPAND-TB project |
| Type: | Mission |
| Terms of Reference: | 1. Review progress with EXPAND-TB implementation in Uganda including:
a. Indicators for recording and reporting of MDR-TB cases diagnosed
b. Diagnostic algorithm
c. Referral system of samples to the NRL
2. Conduct laboratory infrastructure and workload assessments at the National TB Reference Laboratory (NRL), Kampala
3. Discuss plans and timeline for implementation of the EXPAND-TB project with the NRL and National TB Programme managers
4. Meet with representatives from NTP, NRL, MoH, WHO country representatives and other relevant partners working in tuberculosis related laboratory interventions in the country
5. Update the partners on the WHO endorsed lab policies for TB diagnostics
6. Discuss with the NTP managers and partners working on TB lab strengthening in countries the plans for scale-up new diagnostics including GeneXpert
7. Discuss the diagnostic and treatment capacities of the MDR-TB cases
8. Carry out a final debriefing, ideally through a meeting gathering some representatives and partners, in order to present main finding, possible options, future steps and precise calendar
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| Training Opportunity: | No |
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| Purpose 1: | Laboratory strengthening |
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| Entered by: | GLI |
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| Contact name: | Jean IRAGENA |
| Contact email: | iragenaj@who.int |
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| Funding needs: | No |
| Funding source: | NA |
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| Available funding: | $ 0 |
| Funding gap: | $ 0 |
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Documents associated with this event |
| Background document - Document d'information |
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Date Created: 4 October 2012
Entered By: Global Laboratory Initiative (GLI)
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