SIAPS conducted a review of SIAPS TB technical assistance and QuanTB implementation in Myanmar. Specific objectives were to determine: Key achievements or results of SIAPS QuanTB technical assistance in Myanmar Experiences and perspectives of the beneficiaries from the NTP Challenges and lessons learned This report summarizes key aspects and results of the Myanmar review.
SIAPS conducted an evaluation of its TB technical assistance and the QuanTB implementation in Kenya. Specific objectives were to determine: Key achievements or results of the SIAPS QuanTB technical assistance in Kenya Experiences and perspectives of the beneficiaries of the NTLD-P Challenges and lessons learned This report summarizes key aspects and results of the analysis for … Read more
The goal of this project was to conduct a review of SIAPS TB technical assistance and QuanTB implementation in DRC. Specific objectives were to determine: Key achievements or results of SIAPS QuanTB technical assistance in DRC Experiences and perspectives of the beneficiaries from the NTP Challenges and lessons learned This report summarizes key aspects and results … Read more
The goal of this project was to conduct a review of SIAPS TB technical assistance and QuanTB implementation in Bangladesh. Specific objectives were to determine: Key achievements or results of SIAPS QuanTB technical assistance in Bangladesh Experiences and perspectives of the beneficiaries from the NTP Challenges and lessons learned This brief summarizes key aspects and results … Read more
An interview with Murtada Sesay, country project director in Sierra Leone. SIAPS is working on a two-year project funded by USAID to help rebuild and strengthen the country’s pharmaceutical system following the Ebola epidemic. What’s SIAPS doing in Sierra Leone? Our systems strengthening project there was a consequence, not only of the more recent Ebola, … Read more
To take systems strengthening support to the next level, SIAPS is introducing a web-based enhanced information graphic display platform. The dashboard features data from each health facility and supply structure and will provide real-time access to patient and commodity information. The end goal is for the dashboard to be used to visualize graphic data on health programs, … Read more
On June 1, 2017, 38 new pharmacy assistants (PAs) graduated from Namibia’s National Health Training Center (NHTC). At the graduation ceremony, Dr. Andreas Mwoombola, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS), encouraged the graduates to prioritize the health of their communities and to serve those communities with dignity. He decried … Read more
On June 8, 2017, SIAPS disseminated the Directorate General of Drug Administration’s (DGDA) five-year Strategic Plan (2017-2021) in the presence of the Honorable Major General Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman, Director General of DGDA. The dissemination of this plan is the result of a year-long process. In March 2016, WHO engaged with various stakeholders (SIAPS, USAID, the … Read more
The TB burden in Ukraine is among the most severe in Europe, and achieving TB control is hindered by weak information and reporting systems. Recognizing that managing pharmaceutical information is essential to curbing the spread of TB, the Ukrainian government adopted e-TB Manager, a digital case management tool developed by SIAPS, to help manage TB-related … Read more
This annual report is the first of its kind for the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (NTRL). The following provides a general picture of NTRL’s activities and accomplishments related to service and development in 2014. It documents the expansion of laboratory services and adoption of new technologies in the context of new developments in TB diagnosis … Read more
