Achievements - TB Control Programme

Supply of TB drugs according to DOTS standards

During the reporting period, the second order of anti-TB Drugs was prepared and launched at the end of January 2013. During the coordination meeting on 26 February 2013, FATA Secretariat agreed with KfW that the third and last order will be launched at the end of 2013, in order to be process in time before the end of the extension period.

 

TB list of required equipment GeneXpert, LED Microscope

By the end of February 2013 both the LED Microscopes and the GenExpert machines had been prepared for shipping to Pakistan, where they are expected to arrive by the end of March/beginning of April 2013.

 

Solar panels and solar powered water pumps

The technical specifications have been completed for the solar panels and the technical specifications for the solar powered water pumps are near completion. For the latter specific information from FATA Hydrological Institute is pending to define the size of the water pumps according to the depth of the ground water level at each selected school.

 

Warehouse for ATT drugs

The excavations for the new building has been initiated and should be completed soon

 

Printing of IEC Material

100,000 TB sheets, 200 calendars, training modules and diaries were printed and supplied to the TB Control Programme by February 2013.

 

Mobile Health Units

7 Mobile Health Units and 8 the special eye diagnostic and therapeutic units have been completed and handed over.

 

Interior of Mobile Health Unit
  Interior of Mobile Health Unit
   

 

 

Mother and Child Health Care (Greenstar)

The planned activities for the mother and child health care component have been very well received in FATA with many project targets surpassed (see table). Due to this success and high demand for training Greenstar has been asked by stakeholders in FATA to extend its activities.

Mother and Child Health Care Achievements Table

Indicators Project Target Achievements
    Example for Month of February 2013 Since Project Inception
Total number of provincial meetings 1 per month 3 33
Total number of coordination meetings at Agency level 1 per agency per month 8 111
No. of TBAs trained 250 30 247
No. of providers/ LHWs oriented 12 LHWs and 4 mobilizers Target achieved in February 16
No. of hands-on trainings conducted 4 1 5
No. of providers trained from agencies 40 Target achieved 50
No. of new providers from agencies 100 10 90
No. of CDKs distributed 36,000 3,000 23,500
No. of awareness sessions held 780 50 846
Number of people/community reached through awareness session 9,000 400 7,300


Clean Delivery Kits Distribution

Over 23,500 clean delivery kits have been distributed among the Skilled Birth Attendants in FATA so far. In addition, 24 meetings have been conducted with the previously trained TBAs for the kits replenishment and deliveries data collection.

 

 

 

 

TBA Trainings

The project target of 250 TBAs to be trained on Clean and Safe Delivery has been achieved by Greenstar.

 

Essential Maternal and Newborn Care Training

Essential Maternal and Newborn Care trainings were conducted resulting in an addition of 10 Health Care Providers to the existing pool of already trained providers. The training was monitored by the FATA DHS. At the end of the training, the participants were provided with Clean Delivery Kits for the promotion of clean deliveries in FATA.