Community-Based TB Care: Experience from ... - CORE Group

Community Based TB care through former TB patients’ social clubsTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................. iiAcknowledgement ..................................................................................................................................... iiiDr. Saidi. M. Egwaga ....................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.Foreword ..................................................................................................................................................... ivExecutive summary ................................................................................................................................... vi1.0 NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LEPROSY CONTROL PROGRAMME .................................... 11.1 Organizational structure of NTLP ............................................................................................................ 11.2 Temeke Region ......................................................................................................................................... 11.3 Community Based TB care ...................................................................................................................... 22.1 COMMUNITY BASED TB CARE IN TEMEKE ................................................................................. 32.2 Background ................................................................................................................................................ 32.3 MUKIKUTE ................................................................................................................................................. 32.3.1 Objectives of MUKIKUTE ..................................................................................................................... 42.3.2 Organizational structure of (MUKIKUTE) .......................................................................................... 42.3.3 Membership ........................................................................................................................................... 62.3.4 Activities/tasks implemented by MUKIKUTE .................................................................................... 72.3.5 Support from Temeke Municipal Council........................................................................................... 82.3.7 Sources of funds for MUKIKUTE ........................................................................................................ 82.3.8 Monetary management within the organization .............................................................................. 102.4 Collaboration between TB clinics and MUKIKUTE ............................................................................. 102.5 Benefits obtained ..................................................................................................................................... 112.6 General Achievement ............................................................................................................................. 113.0 LESSONS LEARNT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................ 143.1 Lessons learnt .......................................................................................................................................... 143.2 Recommendation .................................................................................................................................... 15References ................................................................................................................................................. 17Annexes ..................................................................................................................................................... 18Annex 1: Terms of Reference (TOR) ................................................................................................................. 18Annex 2: MUKIKUTE membership form ............................................................................................................ 21Annex 3: Referral form to be used by traditional healers ................................................................................ 22Annex 4: Phases for TB club establishment ..................................................................................................... 23Annex 5: Job description for former TB patients in specified areas .............................................................. 25Annex 6: MUKIKUTE registration certificates ................................................................................................... 27Experience from TemekePage i