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.

 

 

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  • First announcement for the third Human Resource Platform meeting June 2009
    • The HR/TB-HIV platform meeting will be held on Tuesday the 9th and Wednesday the 10th of June 2009 followed by a skills building workshop on the Thursday 11th of June. The location of the Platform meeting is The Hague, The Netherlands. More details will follow in December.  
  • Vacancies: TB CAP is looking for qualified applicants for several positions within our country offices and at the Project Management Unit (PMU) in The Hague.
  • 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
  • STOP TB Partners' Forum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will be held from March 23–25, 2009. For more information please visit www.stoptb.org/events/partners_forum/2009.

    A visit was carried out to NTLTC Zaria in August to prepare NTLTC Zaria to deliver the first International Regional Course on Supervision and management that takes place end of October  / November. See pictures below.

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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: 2008-11-18 15:19:09