What is 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 clinicsimplementing 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.

 

 

Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance (TBCTA

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COURSES/CONFERENCES

  • The University of Gadjah Mada has sent out the final announcement for 2009 courses. Page 1-2 , page 3-4. For more information please visit http://tbcta.med-gmu.org/                                                                                         
  • The 5th Congress of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Europe Region will be held from 27th - 30th May 2009, Dubrovnik – Croatia. For more information please visit www.depol.org/iuatld2009

  • Human Resources Platform Meeting 8 -10 June 2010 The fourth Human Resources Platform Meeting for Joint TB/HIV activities is planned on the 8th and 9th of June 2010 followed by a one-day skills building workshop on the 10th of June 2010. The meeting will take place in The Hague. Further information will be available in December 2009. Contact person is Ineke Huitema PMU at KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation (Telephone: +31 70 4167222)

VACANCIES

  • TB CAP is looking for a Knowledge Exchange Officer who will be responsible for the coordination of outreach and communication products and tools, including production and distribution of promotional materials, management of the Web site, e-newsletter and 4-pagers. S/he also contributes to the development of regular and ad hoc reports.
  • Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is currently looking for a Country Team Leader that is a dynamic proactive team player with in-depth knowledge of and experience in tuberculosis epidemiology and control, and in training and capacity building.
  • TBCTA Dominican Republic is looking for a Program Management Officer for a period of six months. Applications should be sent before June 19th 2009. KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is a leading medical Development Aid organization working in Global Tuberculosis (TB) Control. As per 1 April 2009 the KNCV is looking for two Financial Officers (0.6-0.7 fte) for the unit International/unit Africa and for the unit TBCTA.

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During the Global Health Conference in Washington, DC (May 30 – June 2, 2007), a short film was shown on TBCTA. The film is centered on the project in Indonesia with a special focus on partnership.
Click here to view the film.

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Disclaimer: This website is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of TB CAP and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

Last update: 2009-06-30 09:33:11