Community-Based TB Care: Experience from ... - CORE Group
Community-Based TB Care: Experience from ... - CORE Group
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<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Based</strong> <strong>TB</strong> care through former <strong>TB</strong> patients’ social clubsoVisit <strong>TB</strong> patients and their contacts for education on <strong>TB</strong> 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 <strong>TB</strong> signsand symptoms to health facilities. The former <strong>TB</strong> patients expedite the process of patientsaccessing health facility and discourage <strong>TB</strong> treatment by traditional healers.• Support and supervise <strong>TB</strong> patients under home based DOT• Defaulter tracing - this has been done in collaboration with District <strong>TB</strong> and leprosyCoordinators.2.2.5 Support <strong>from</strong> Temeke Municipal CouncilMUKIKUTE gets support <strong>from</strong> Temeke Municipal council in the following areas:• Collaboration in trainings for community empowerment including refresher training toMUKIKUTE members twice a year on <strong>TB</strong> and <strong>TB</strong>/HIV• <strong>Community</strong> 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 <strong>TB</strong> and <strong>TB</strong>/HIV to influential people includingtraditional healers, Councilors, wards executive officers.• The council has been receiving funds <strong>from</strong> partners and disburses them to MUKIKUTE tillwhen MUKIKUTE registered as legal operating organization. To date the funds <strong>from</strong>partners 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 <strong>TB</strong> and Leprosy programme of MOHSW Tanzania− KNCV (Dutch <strong>TB</strong> foundation)− PASADA− Temeke Municipal Council.− ICAP2.2.7 Sources of funds for MUKIKUTEThe organization derives funds and income <strong>from</strong> fees, contributions <strong>from</strong> members, sale ofpublications/properties, gifts, grants, aids <strong>from</strong> donors.• Application and monthly fees <strong>from</strong> members (explained above in 2.2.3 ii)• Contributions <strong>from</strong> members<strong>Experience</strong> <strong>from</strong> Temeke Page 8
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