TUBERCULOSES (TB)

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Objectives:

The following objectives have been developed to address current and future challenges of TB and leprosy control in Tanzania in line with the new Stop TB strategy and WHO leprosy elimination targets.

• To increase case detection by 30% by 2024 by strengthening routine case notifications and addressing vulnerable groups of the elderly and diabetics
• To Create TB/HIV collaborative activities by ensuring that all TB patients are tested for HIV and those who test HIV positive are put on ART promptly and managed accordingly
• Supporting implementation of good quality, accessible and equitable TB and leprosy services in the country by 2024 through health and community systems strengthening and good programme management

Key Activities

• Developing community-based strategies to identify potential TB cases and ensure early referrals for screening and treatment
• Assisting provincial health departments to integrate TB treatment with HIV and other health care services
• Conducting public education and social mobilization strategies, using mass and local media as well as the participation of patients and people with HIV/AIDS to reduce stigma, encourage early treatment-seeking, and promote a supportive environment for people affected by TB
• Providing assistance to integrate TB and HIV services by expanding the World Health Organization-funded ProTest model countrywide to ensure that TB suspects and cases are tested for HIV and that HIV-positive clients are screened for TB and other opportunistic infections

HIV/AIDS

CACS's as an organization seeking to fundamentally transform the landscape of reproductive health and rights in Tanzania. We have defined the course of reproductive rights in facilitates on improving sexual and reproductive health as the key effort towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3, which calls for good health and well-being. It also advances Goal 5, which calls for gender equality, as well as many of the other goals included in the 2030 Agenda. CACS works with community to develop comprehensive efforts to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health care. In addition, CACS organization advocates for integrating the delivery of these services into primary health care, so it is as accessible as possible. This means, for instance, that a woman could address her family planning, antenatal care, HIV testing and general health needs all in one place.