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Strengthening the case management of tuberculosis according to the Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) Strategy [47045-MAL-405-G03-T]

Default rate (Number and percentage of new smear-positive TB patients registered in a calendar year that interrupted treatment for more than two consecutive months) Target: N: 459 D: 9,184 P: 5 % Actual: N: 221 D: 4,166 P: 5.3 %
Number and percentage of laboratories providing quality assured direct smear examination (EQA) Target: 74 Actual: 74
Number and Percentage of new smear positive TB cases detected (diagnosed and reported to the national authority), among the new smear-positive TB cases estimated to occur countrywide each year Target: 10854 Actual: 5048
Number of community health centers (CSCom) supported by the program (financial support plus monthly supervision visits by district health staff) Target: 800 Actual: 800
Number of District Health centers (CSRef) supported with logistics (purchase of motorcycles, provision of gasoline, per diems) to allow for sputum collected at community level to be analyzed at district level. Target: 65 Actual: 65
Number of health staff (medical doctors, nurses, NGO health staff) trained on Directly Observed Treatment Short Course Strategy - DOTS (including 50 trainers) Target: 1700 Actual: 1760
Number of HIV Voluntary Testing Centers (VCT) that detect and systematically direct persons living with HIV/AIDS suspected of having Tuberculosis to the TB treatment Centers (CDT) Target: 18 Actual: 16
Number of laboratory technicians trained in TB microscopy at regional or national level Target: 350 Actual: 350
Number of opinion leaders (communities and religious leaders) sensitized on TB through specific one-day sensitization sessions. Target: 3550 Actual: 5169
Number of registered new smear positive patients who receive HIV counseling and testing Target: N: 8,683 D: 10,853 P: 80 % Actual: N: 3,110 D: 5,048 P: 61.6 %
Number of TB patients receiving nutritional support (part of a broader effort: food is provided by the World Food Program and distributed through the GF-program in 3 regions: Gao, Kidal and Timbuktu) Target: 2600 Actual: 500
Number of TB program managers trained or having participated in an international seminar Target: 34 Actual: 50
Treatment success rate (Number and percentage of new smear-positive TB cases that successfully complete their treatment among the new smear positive TB cases registered during a calendar year. Successful completion entails clinical success with or without bacteriological evidence of cure) Target: N: 7,806 D: 9,184 P: 85 % Actual: N: 3,342 D: 4,166 P: 80.2 %