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 tools to cope resiliently with future health crises. At the end of the project, the stakeholders decided to hold a debriefing meeting to present the results of the project to the countries in the region.
Thus, from December 12 to 14, 2022, the project review meeting was held in Lomé, Togo. The meeting brought together those responsible for monitoring and evaluation within the national tuberculosis control programs of 19 countries in the region, as well as several partners. The first two days of the meeting were devoted to work between partners and M&E managers, to enable them to familiarize themselves with the new module, TB Impax, developed by WHO/GTB and integrated into DHIS2. Participants were able to receive feedback from countries that have tested the tool. The third day was an opportunity to involve TB program coordinators and Heads of National TB Reference Laboratories in the discussions, to present the TB Impax tool to them and explain its advantages and opportunities.
The next step is to scale up this tool in the region, through a new project called Building on, Building up, set up by the same partners.