Strengthening of Tuberculosis and HIV diagnosis
Tuberculosis
China
Detection of treatment resistance in the provinces ZheJiang et Heilong Jiang.
Madagascar
Improvement of the detection of new contagious pulmonary TB cases in remote areas:
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Support in setting up 40 tuberculosis treatment centres;
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Training of 100% of the centres staff;
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Support in setting up of 80 developed collection stations.
Ethiopia
Better detection and fllow-up of persons living in rural areas:
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2280 new cases have been diagnosed in 2009;
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94% of patients are diagnosed during the first 3 months of infection;
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92% recovery rate and 5% mortality rate.
HIV
Laos
Introduction of viral load by the Christophe Mérieux Centre for the therapeutic follow-up of persons living with HIV. On 30 April 2010, 378 samples (378 patients) were received at the Centre of Infectiology Christophe Mérieux. Women represent 43% of all subjects.