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The Global Fund R-6 Project Pakistan Anti TB Association had also applied for Global Fund Round - 6 ACSM
project as a potential Sub Recipient of the Grant.
Realizing the overwhelming
importance and extremely felt need of ACSM activities regarding TB, Pakistan
Anti TB Association took the lead in holding 1st International ACSM Workshop
for Master Trainers from 1-3 September, 2007 in Lahore under the auspices of
IUATLD-SEAR . The workshop was attended by the honourable delegates from
India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and representatives of Public &
Private TB Partners. Dr. Syed Karam Shah WHO Medical Officer for Afghanistan
was kind enough to spare his precious time as resource person for the
workshop.
The GFATM R-6 project
started in October, 2007 in response to the approval of proposal of Islamic
Republic of Pakistan. The goal of the program is “to drastically reduce the
burden of TB in Pakistan by 2015 in line with the Millennium Development
Goals and the Stop TB Partnership targets”
Objectives
The project has following five objectives:
Objective 1: To pursue high-quality DOTS through countrywide quality
assured bacteriology. (PR: NTP)
Objective 2: To implement DOTS in Tertiary care hospitals in Public
sector. (PR: NTP)
Objective 3: To empower people with TB, and Communities (Advocacy,
Communication and Social mobilization). (PR: Mercy Corps)
Objective 4: To address TB/HIV and Drug resistant TB. (PR: NTP)
Objective 5: To strengthen NTP for effective programme
implementation. (PR: NTP)
Pakistan Anti TB Association (PATA) is an implementing partner (SR) for
objective 3:
“To empower people with TB, and communities (Advocacy Communication and
Social Mobilization)” -one picture of six events each)
Project Setting
Project is being implemented by PATA in 15 districts of the Punjab.
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