Key Achievements and Success Stories

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  Key Achievements in Tuberculosis
  As reported in Child Survival and Health Programs Fund Progress Reports to Congress
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Success Stories

• India: Reaching the Excluded: The Musahars of Bihar - 09/09
  The project has increased awareness in communities about early diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of patients with TB. The positive response from community members has been overwhelming.
  
  
• Indonesia: Performing to the Standard – Engaging Large Hospitals in DOTS - 09/09
  With support from TB CAP, the NTP has established referral networks within 75 large Indonesian hospitals and external referral networks with health centers in 10 districts.
  
  
• Nigeria: Building Regional Capacity and Fulfilling an Ambitious Dream - 09/09
  The National TB and Leprosy Training Center , has served as a national training center for TB health staff since 1990. The Center has been a critical element in Nigeria’s TB workforce development efforts.
  
  
• Russia: A Second Chance: From Prisoner to Peer Educator - 09/09
  Roman, age 31, was admitted to the Orel MDR-TB Center of Excellence in Russia in November 2007. HIV-positive and dying from MDR-TB, he was transferred there from prison. When he arrived, diagnostic testing found that he had highly resistant TB.
  
  
• Uzbekistan: A PSA Educates People With TB - 10/09
  In Uzbekistan, a public service announcement educates Uzbeks about TB symptoms and treatment.