Cambodia
One of the major public health problems in Cambodia is Tuberculosis. Cambodia has reported one of the higher treatment success rates in the WHO Western Pacific Region (WPRO) during the last decade (Tuberculosis Control, Stop TB: WHO report 2007). The case detection rate of new smear positive increased from 40% in 1995 up to 68% in 2005 then dropped down to 62% in 2006. The use of community members to refer suspects for diagnosis, to observe treatment, and collaboration with the private sectors, aim to improve case finding and maintain cure rate toward reaching the ‘70/85’ targets.
Project 1: Technical Support Through
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Purpose
CENAT (National Center of Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control) Logo
Project 2: JATA-CATA Project
The Cambodia Anti-Tuberculosis Association (CATA) is a Cambodian nonprofit association. It assists the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) in its fight against tuberculosis. Cambodia Anti-Tuberculosis Association (CATA) and Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA) started a TB control project “Joint Cooperation on Two Projects.
1) TB control in elderly/vulnerable groups
2) TB control in factories
Training
Workshop
Project 3: Technical Support Through TBCAP
Workshop to implement the diagnostic capacity improvement activity
Smear assessment training for laboratory technicians
NTP central and TBCAP local staff conduct routine monitoring and supervision
Health center staff practice smear preparing during training
Quality of smear made by health centers
Health center staff practice smear fixing with alcohol lamp
Background
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