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Development of Harmonized Minimum Standards for the Prevention, Treatment and Management of Tuberculosis in the SADC Region

Client: Southern African Development Community

URC is working in partnership with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to develop regional standards for the prevention, control, treatment, and management of tuberculosis (TB).

SADC addresses socioeconomic cooperation among its 15 member states. Burgeoning rates of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB and high numbers of people moving between countries have made it vital for the region to increase cooperation.

Under the contract, URC is providing SADC with technical assistance to develop minimum standardized TB policies and guidelines to ensure that patients throughout the region have access to quality Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course (DOTS) services.

URC Services

• Develop regional policies and standardized guidelines for TB control procedures
• Design a framework for health workers to use in prescribing treatment regimens
• Develop a model for building TB/HIV programs and expanding cross-referral services for HIV and TB patients

Geographic Focus

SADC member countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

For more information, please contact:

Stacy Kancijanic at skancijanic@urc-chs.com.

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