Table 9 Missed opportunities for building synergies between the NTCP and local health systems
Domains | Missed opportunities |
|---|---|
Human resources | Recruitment of additional staff |
Identification of training needs for DHs and health centres staff members | |
Organisation of in-service training with the support of regional disease control programmes managers | |
Reinforcement of competencies of the district management teams in organizing, monitoring and evaluating tuberculosis control activities | |
Implication of district management teams in the supervision of TDTC | |
Health Information System (HIS) | Standardisation of routine data collection tools for all DHs |
Elaboration of a unique data reporting tools that bundles routine and programmes’ data | |
Development of software for managing health data at DH and DHS levels | |
Utilisation of the electronic system for data transmission and feedback between DHs, DHS and regional programme coordinations | |
Reinforcement of capacities of district management teams and DH staff in the management of HIS for decision-making | |
Technical capacity | Identification of hospital technical needs and allocation of resources on the basis of hospital needs |
Submission of health system strengthening proposals to the Global Fund against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria | |
Health service delivery | Organization of the referral system |
Development of the collaboration between HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis care at facility level |