GC7 TB FINANCING

According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, in Gabon the incidence of all forms of tuberculosis (TB) and relapses was 521 cases per 100,000 population in 2019. During this year, the NTP reported 5399 new and relapsed cases for a total of 5573 reported cases. In 2019, regarding multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), 66 cases were laboratory-confirmed out of 122 estimated cases, including 63 cases of MDR-TB (drug-resistant TB to rifampicin and several drugs) and 3 cases of XDR-TB (extensively drug-resistant TB). The cohort of new and relapsed TB patients registered and treated in 2018 has a treatment success rate of 50% and 51% respectively. The case fatality rate for tuberculosis is estimated at 0.22 per 100,000 population in 2019. Despite the significant progress recorded in the fight against TB, many shortcomings persist such as: the high rate of TB patients lost to follow-up, the inadequacy and instability of health personnel involved in the management of TB, the low detection of TB in vulnerable population groups (PLWHA, prisoners, children under five years of age, indigenous populations, etc.) and the low hospital capacity of services for the management of patients with MDR-TB.

General Objective
To support the National TB Program in the revision of the National Strategic Plan and the development of the TB Concept Note to be submitted in August 2021 and the grant making process.