Who We Are

What are TBCTA and TB CAP?
The Tuberculosis Control Assistance Program (TB CAP) is a USAID five year cooperative agreement (2005-2010) that has been awarded to TBCTA with KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation as the lead partner. The Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance (TBCTA) is a unique coalition of the major international organizations in TB control:

• American Thoracic Society (ATS)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Family Health International (FHI)
• International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)
• Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA)
• KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation
• Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
• World Health Organization (WHO)

The aim of TB CAP is to reach the following specific goals in the TB CAP countries with significant investment:

• 90% of public clinics implementing DOTS
• At least 70% case detection rate
• At least 85% treatment success rate and/or cure rate
• 75% of countries meeting MDR TB quality standards defined by TB CAP
• 100% of countries where nationwide TB and HIV programs effectively coordinated

TB CAP focuses on five priority areas:

• Increasing political commitment for DOTS;
• Strengthening and expanding DOTS Programs;
• Increasing public and private sector partnerships;
• Strengthening TB and HIV/AIDS collaboration;
• Improving human and institutional capacity.