Summary & Key Points
"The TB-Speed consortium, led by the University of Bordeaux, organized the final presentation of the TB-Speed project results in Maputo, Mozambique, on June 9 and 10, 2022..."
The TB-Speed consortium, led by the University of Bordeaux, organized the final presentation of the TB-Speed project results in Maputo, Mozambique, on June 9 and 10, 2022.
This project, which aims to reduce tuberculosis mortality in children by improving diagnosis, was implemented between 2017 and 2022 in seven countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis and limited resources: Cambodia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia.
One of the recommendations from the Maputo meeting is that each country in the consortium must organize the presentation of the project results, which they fully participated in. This is to discuss with partners and key stakeholders in the fight against tuberculosis the use of the project results for a change in health policy regarding the diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis.
It is in this spirit that Côte d'Ivoire, which participated in this important project, decided to proceed with the presentation of its results.
Date: January 20, 2023
Location: Amphitheater of the INFAS administration located within the CHU of Treichville Participants:
PAC-CI Team
Bordeaux Team
Sassandra District Team
Danané District Team
CHU de Cocody Team
CHU d’Angré Team
CHU de Treichville Team
Deputy Director General of Health
Deputy Coordinator of the National Tuberculosis Control Program and his team
Representative of the NGO EGPAF
Representative of the NGO SEV-CI
Representative of PEPFAR
Representative of the NGO ALLIANCE-CI
PROCEEDINGS
The presentation itself took place in one day, i.e., all day on January 20, 2023, in the Amphitheater of the INFAS administration located within the CHU of Treichville. After the setup of participants and introductory and inaugural speeches, the day began with PowerPoint presentations. They covered all the project's themes grouped into 4 sessions:
Session 1: Decentralization of Pediatric Tuberculosis Diagnosis, which included 4 interventions:
Decentralization of Pediatric TB Diagnosis – International Results of the TB-Speed Decentralization Study
Implementation of Decentralized Diagnosis in Sassandra and Danané
Feasibility and Acceptability of Decentralization
Cost-Effectiveness and Budgetary Impact of Decentralizing Pediatric TB Diagnosis
Session 2: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Vulnerable Pediatric Populations, which also included 3 interventions:
Systematic Detection of Tuberculosis and Mortality in Children Under 5 Years Old with Severe Pneumonia
Validation of the PAANTHER TB Treatment Decision Algorithm for Children Living with HIV
Development of a Diagnostic Prediction Score for TB in Children Hospitalized for Severe Acute Malnutrition
Session 3: Laboratory Aspects and Tools with 2 interventions
Implementation of Xpert Ultra Tests in the Diagnosis of Pediatric TB as part of the TB-SPEED Project
Tools and Final TB-Speed Report
Session 4: Scaling Up, which included 2 presentations:
Contribution of the TB-Speed Project to Strengthening the Health System
Scaling Up the Results of the TB-Speed Project: How and When to Do It?
This session was the most anticipated as it discussed the implementation of a national action plan to scale up the project's achievements to facilitate and improve the diagnosis of pediatric TB in Côte d'Ivoire. This task fell to the National Tuberculosis Control Program.
It should be noted that all presentations were followed by discussions moderated by professors and department heads involved in the project.
The workshop concluded at 6 PM with words of thanks from the Bordeaux delegation, the Executive Director of PAC-CI, the PNLT, and the DGS.
