Get Funds to Fight TB/HIV in Cameroon
Posted: September 19, 2018
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Summary
Non-profits and government entities in Cameroon can receive funding to improve TB/HIV co-infection control programs, enhancing case finding, treatment, and prevention strategies. This initiative aims to strengthen healthcare systems and achieve epidemic control for TB/HIV in the country.
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Cameroon is one of the 30 countries with the highest burden of TB/HIV co-infection worldwide. Only 54% of TB cases were notified in 2016 and 5.5% were children. TB treatment coverage was 55% and treatment success 84%. Despite implementation of TB and HIV strategic plans, TB case finding, diagnosis, and management remain suboptimal.
TB/HIV co-infection remains high, Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) implementation is limited, and antiretroviral therapy (ART) services are not fully integrated in TB clinics. Human resource capacity is limited, and there are continued challenges with stock management. Cameroon adheres to the Sustainable Development Goals and the WHO Strategy to END TB. This NOFO will support development of models to improve screening, case identification, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of TB among people living with HIV (PLHIV).
It will also strengthen HIV testing, ART initiation, clinical monitoring, and care for TB clients, and strengthen health systems by building monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and infection control (IC) capacity. These interventions will strengthen TB/HIV services and improve capacity for an effective TB/HIV response in Cameroon.