Project Activities and Achievements in Swaziland, 2007

URC TB projects in Swaziland include the USAID Health Care Improvement Project (formerly the Quality Assurance Project) ( funded by USAID) and Increasing Counseling and Testing and Enhancing HIV/AIDS Communications in Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland (funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Key URC activities include:

• More than 3,300 co-infected clients treated in from June 2006–June 2007
• Over 400 health workers trained in TB management, drug management, and CDC’s web-based electronic TB register
• Established TB-HIV core working committee with NTP representation to coordinate TB-related issues between programs
• Provided NTP with support to develop TB-HIV policy guidelines and strategic documents
• Organized TB-HIV stakeholders meeting
• Provided technical assistance for development of an emergency MDR TB plan (which includes opening an MDR TB hospital) and for implementation of an MDR/XDR TB rapid survey in 2007. 
• Advocacy and community mobilization efforts supported World TB Day activities, including funding printing and distribution of 5200 posters, 22,000 TB-HIV brochures, 22,000 leaflets, and banners

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