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Community Based TB care through former TB patients’ social clubs• Failure of paying membership fees consecutively for more than 6 months without anynotice2.2.4 Activities/tasks implemented by MUKIKUTECurrently MUKIKUTE is implementing the following activities:• Community mobilization/sensitizationo Conduct meetings and community gatherings in which TB, TB/HIV and HIV/AIDS factsprovided using former TB patient’s testimony and pamphlets, brochures, leaflets.Gatherings conducted at least once per year per ward. Edu-entertainments are usedincluding drama, performance talks, role plays, testimonial from former TB patients andPLHIV addressing TB control; TB/HIV; HIV/AIDS and stigma.MUKIKUTE drama group,performing duringcommunity sensitizationevent in one of the wards inTemeke.The MUKIKUTE Chairperson (Mr JosephMapunda), sensitizing the community about TBand TB/HIV in one of the wards in Temeke.ooSensitize community members/leaders to understand and accept TB patients andPLWHIV in the community.Sensitize TB suspects; and refer them to health facility for screening and laboratoryinvestigations.Experience from Temeke Page 7
Community Based TB care through former TB patients’ social clubsoVisit TB patients and their contacts for education on TB signs and symptoms; andencourage the contact to attend at health facilities for screening whenever they show thesigns and symptoms.• Orient and work with traditional healers in identifying and referring patients with TB signsand symptoms to health facilities. The former TB patients expedite the process of patientsaccessing health facility and discourage TB treatment by traditional healers.• Support and supervise TB patients under home based DOT• Defaulter tracing - this has been done in collaboration with District TB and leprosyCoordinators.2.2.5 Support from Temeke Municipal CouncilMUKIKUTE gets support from Temeke Municipal council in the following areas:• Collaboration in trainings for community empowerment including refresher training toMUKIKUTE members twice a year on TB and TB/HIV• Community sensitizationo Temeke Municipal through RTLC and DTLCs collaborates with MUKIKUTE incommunity sensitization. Sensitizations conducted in the presence of the Coordinatorsofor responding on technical questions posed by the community.The RTLC facilitate the training on TB and TB/HIV to influential people includingtraditional healers, Councilors, wards executive officers.• The council has been receiving funds from partners and disburses them to MUKIKUTE tillwhen MUKIKUTE registered as legal operating organization. To date the funds frompartners goes direct to MUKIKUTE.• The Council and MUKIKUTE conduct a joint plan for community based activities to beconducted during a respective financial year.2.2.6 Collaborating partnersMUKIKUTE works collaboratively with the following national and international organizations:− Norwegian Heart and Lung Patients Association (LHL)− National TB and Leprosy programme of MOHSW Tanzania− KNCV (Dutch TB foundation)− PASADA− Temeke Municipal Council.− ICAP2.2.7 Sources of funds for MUKIKUTEThe organization derives funds and income from fees, contributions from members, sale ofpublications/properties, gifts, grants, aids from donors.• Application and monthly fees from members (explained above in 2.2.3 ii)• Contributions from membersExperience from Temeke Page 8
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