Réunion Bilan du projet RKI
The “Continuing through crises” project was set up by WHO/TDR and the Robert Koch Institute during the COVID-19 pandemic. This project, supported by the GHP program and the German Federal Ministry of Health, aims to help countries in West and Central Africa minimize the impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis services, and provide them with the […]
7ème réunion annuelle des coordonnateurs des programmes nationaux de lutte contre la tuberculose
Since the creation of WARN-TB in March 2015, the WARN/CARN-TB network organises an annual consortium meeting, of national TB program coordinators, from the 27 countries of West and Central Africa. These meetings enable program managers to discuss tuberculosis-related challenges and work on the development of regional control strategies. It is in this context that the […]
Approche multisectorielle de la lutte contre la tuberculose en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre : Cadre Multisectoriel de Redevabilité de l’OMS pour la TB / Partenariat Public Privé
The fight against tuberculosis is not just a matter for the Ministry of Health” is the message that WHO/AFRO has reminded the heads of national tuberculosis programmes in West and Central Africa. During the telephone meeting held on Thursday 29 July 2021 between WARN/CARN-TB member countries, attended by experts from WHO/TDR and WHO/GTB, discussions were […]
Approches innovantes de dépistage de la tuberculose en temps de COVID-19 en Afrique de l’Ouest et du centre.
For several months now, maintaining tuberculosis services has been a particular challenge in most of the countries worst affected, particularly in West Africa. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on patient attendance at tuberculosis treatment facilities. This has resulted, among other things, in a significant drop in the effectiveness of screening activities in […]
TDR et l'Université de McGill forment les chercheurs des PNT d'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre sur l'évaluation économique des interventions en santé
The rational use of available resources is a constant challenge in low-income countries. The health sector is no exception to this constraint. The decision to implement any health intervention must therefore take into account the additional economic burden it represents, but also and above all the relationship between this burden and the gain in efficiency […]
Module 4 de la formation de l'OMS/TDR pour renforcer les capacités de recherche opérationnelle des pays d'Afrique Centrale
TB research is one of the 3 pillars of the WHO strategy to end TB by 2030. In order to support this aspect of TB programme management in the West and Central African regions, WHO/TDR has initiated a series of training courses aimed at strengthening the operational research capacities of the national TB programmes (NTPs) […]
Réunion annuelle 2021 des coordonnateurs de programmes et des chefs de laboratoires de la TB des pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre
In order to make an annual assessment of the successes, challenges and prospects of TB control in the West and Central African regions, the coordinators and Heads of Laboratory of the NTPs that are members of WARN/CARN-TB meet each year to discuss, among themselves and with partners, ways and means of strengthening the performance of […]
DRAF TB lance son programme de suivi de la « Déclaration politique de la réunion de Haut Niveau des Nations Unies sur la TB » dans 12 pays francophones en Afrique du Centre et de l’Ouest.
Two years after the political declaration by heads of state and government, made at the first-ever UN High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis in September 2018, it is important to take stock of the progress made towards the resolutions made at that meeting. It is with this in mind that, with the support of Stop TB Partnership […]
Nouvelles recommandations de l’OMS sur la gestion programmatique du Traitement préventif de la TB
Tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) is one of the main interventions recommended by the WHO to achieve the objectives of the “Stop TB” strategy. Two years after the last recommendations were made, it was important for the WHO to provide an update, taking into account new evidence and the current level of knowledge about TPT. With […]
Le WARN/CARN-TB fait le point de la mise en œuvre du traitement préventif de la TB dans la région
On Thursday, September 24, 2020, coordinators of national TB control programs and services met via the ZOOM platform, to take stock of the programmatic management of TB preventive treatment (TPT) in the region. This meeting was part of the monthly virtual meeting between national TB program managers, to identify ways and means of strengthening TB […]