Tajikistan

WHO planned activities

To provide:

  • ongoing monitoring of treatment of MDR-TB patients to ensure treatment with quality-assured TB medicines, with support from Green Light Committee (GLC) and Global Drug Facility mechanisms
  • technical assistance, if funding permits, to address TB through health systems strengthening and primary health care
  • technical support for implementation of the TB electronic database management system
  • continuing capacity-building for TB control, if funding permits
  • high-level advocacy for TB issues through the Country Coordination Mechanism
  • fund-raising activity and follow up with national and international TB stakeholders to implement the national TB infection control action plan
  • support to the country in implementing the TB in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Project (TB-REP) to boost synergistic strengthening of the health system and improve TB prevention and care

Main partners

  • Ministry of Health
  • Ministry of Justice, Department of Correctional Affairs
  • National and regional TB centres
  • National and regional HIV/AIDS centres
  • Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, through the UNDP
  • Project HOPE
  • United States Agency for International Development, through the health-quality and challenge-TB projects
  • International Research & Development Organisation
  • German Development Bank
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
  • AIDS Foundation East-West
  • Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan
  • Caritas Luxembourg
  • Aga Khan Foundation
  • Finnish Lung Health Association