completed· Health

To achieve 80% reduction in the tuberculosis incidence rate and 90% reduction in the absolute number of tuberculosis death by 2030 as compared to the levels of 2015 - Nepal (16-Mar-2021-31-Jan-2025)

Nepal, Tuberculosis, Save the Children Federation, Inc. (STC HQ)This program has the following goals: To achieve 80% reduction in the tuberculosis incidence rate and 90% reduction in the absolute number of tuberculosis death by 2030 as compared to the levels of 2015. The objectives of this program are: To strengthen the health system and improve quality TB services under universal health coverage and ensure no affected family faces catastrophic costs due to TB by 2026. To strengthen community system for the management, advocacy, support and rights for TB patients in order to create an enabling environment and to detect and manage TB cases in 80% of local level by 2026. To strengthen surveillance system and implement regulatory mechanism. To strengthen and maintain an effective TB laboratory system. To enroll 80% of eligible childhood contact, introduce TB preventive therapy in vulnerable population, and strengthen infection control measures. To increase the annual notification number of drug susceptible TB up to 56,000 and drug-resistant TB up to 1500 by 2026. To develop and scale-up a comprehensive approach for engagement of private sector in TB care and prevention.. To address TB among people living with HIV, smokers, diabetic patients, and malnutrition people through collaborative framework and multisectoral approach. To maintain DS-TB treatment success above 90% throughout 2026 and increase DR-TB treatment success rate up to 85% by 2026