Journal article
Implementation of an effective decentralised programme for detection, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis in children
JP Dongo, SM Graham, J Nsonga, F Wabwire-Mangen, E Maleche-Obimbo, E Mupere, R Nyinoburyo, J Nakawesi, G Sentongo, P Amuge, A Detjen, F Mugabe, S Turyahabwe, MP Sekadde, S Zawedde-Muyanja
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease | Published : 2021
Abstract
Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is consistently under-detected in most high-burden countries, including Uganda, especially in young children at high risk for severe disease and mortality. TB preventive treatment (TPT) for high-risk child contacts is also poorly implemented. The centralised concentration of services for child TB at the referral level is a major challenge in the prevention, detection and treatment of TB in children. In 2015, the DETECT Child TB Project was implemented in two districts of Uganda and involved decentralisation of healthcare services for child TB from tertiary to primary healthcare facilities, along with establishing linkages to support community-based household conta..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The DETECT project received funding from ELMA Foundation, New York, USA, and from an anonymous donor through The Union's North America Office. Salary support for research to S.Z.-M. was provided by Fogarty International Centre, National Institutes for Health, Bethesda, MD, USA (grant #D43TW009771).