empowering communities in tb control presented by :tb advocacy advisor
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Empowering Communities in TB Control Presented by :TB Advocacy Advisor TB ACTION Group – Lucy Chesire. Background. Advocacy to control TB internationally(ACTION) is an international advocacy project that focuses on mobilising resources for TB globally. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Empowering Communities in TB ControlPresented by :TB Advocacy Advisor
TB ACTION Group – Lucy Chesire
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Background
• Advocacy to control TB internationally(ACTION) is an international advocacy project that focuses on mobilising resources for TB globally.
• The project has partners in 8 countries-UK,US, Canada, Australia, France, Japan, India and Kenya.
• In Kenya the project is hosted at Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium) KANCO.
• ACTION since inception has mobilised 1 Billion for TB control globally
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Background of ACTION Project in Kenya
• Inception goes back to 2006• The TB advocacy project was established in Kenya
in 2006 at a time when advocacy around TB and engagement of Civil Society in TB control efforts had been almost non existent
• TB GF R 2 had suspended funding • There was low coverage of TB in the media • Low CSO engagement in TB Control• Low TB patient participation
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TB Advocacy Objectives
• To mobilise resources for TB Control in Kenya• To advance and advocate for the TB emergency
declaration • To monitor and ensure the flow of GFATM funds in
the country• To strengthen and maintain a coalition of Kenyan TB
stakeholders and empower patients in TB Control• To monitor and track resources available for TB and
TBHIV
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Approaches to TB Advocacy
• Political advocacy– Forums with MPs– Hosting of Foreign Parliamentary delegations
• Development of key advocacy messages e.g fact sheet
• Advocacy for increased funding– Engaging bilateral and multi lateral donors in funding TB-
World bank, JICA, DFID,PEPFAR,CIDA– Capacity building linked to ACSM
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TB ACSM Sensitization for Provincial teams by TB
Advocacy project .
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Approaches to TB Advocacy
• Media engagement– Training and briefing journalists– Press conferences– Generating Media articles
• Coalition building- UCCATM• Cultivating and developing workable linkages with
key stakeholders e.g. with the Ministry of Public health and sanitation, Parliamentary Health Committee DLTLD, NACC, PLWHAs networks, key advocates
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MDR-TB Meeting organized with the corporate sector
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Achievements
• Capacity building for over 200 CBOs on TB• Capacity building for Journalists – 40 who have increased
their reporting on TB • Development of close working relationship with NGOs,GOK
and other partners • Allocation of funds by development partners to TB- USAID • Increased TB coverage in the media – over 300 articles in
2009• Proposed additional funds – WB- 22 Million, JICA- 4 Million
and GFATM Round 9 – 45 million USD
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Achievements'
• Supported 3 Regional ACSM forums in 2009• Trained 80 TB patients to undertake Monthly Outreaches• Kenya TB Advocate given the prestigious KOCHON Award -
2009 • Advocacy to World Bank officials that resulted in allocation of
money for TB drugs through the World Bank project (TOWA)- Total War against AIDS
• Advocacy to JICA leading to a call for proposal from NTP for consideration in the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
• Inclusion of the CSO proposal for consideration in GFATM round 9
• Increase in the number of CSOs applying for TB funds
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TBHIV MOST Meeting-
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Bus branding
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Lesson Learnt
• Political Advocacy is a critical component in achieving TB Control targets
• TB champions are a powerful force in profiling TB• Advocating for increased domestic and external
resources yields results- JICA, World Bank, GFATM, USAID
• Numbers are a weapon in TB advocacy • Involvement of a well informed media is key to
achieving TB advocacy goals
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Challenges
• Low political interest in TB
• Lack of adequate funds for Community TB initiatives
• Emergency of MDRTB and XDRTB
• Advocacy capacity among CSOs• Low resource allocation at DLTLD for ACSM
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ACTION TB Staff with the NTP Manager
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Lets be in touch
Visit our websitewww.action.org
TB Advocacy Project Chaka Road Off Argwings Kodhek Road,
P.O Box 69866-00400,Nairobi – Kenya.
Tel: 254 732-221422Email:[email protected]
Website: www.action.org
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