National TB Program Receives Lab Equipment, Materials
To assist the Turkmenistan Ministry of Health with the implementation of its National Tuberculosis Program, Project HOPE and USAID delivered 10 binocular microscopes, consumables and reagents for tuberculosis detection and treatment control to various laboratories across the country in October 2007. This donation will enable laboratory specialists to conduct quality tests for the diagnostics of tuberculosis and support the WHO-recommended directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS) strategy for the treatment of the disease. The microscopes and materials were delivered to laboratories in the cities of Ashgabat and Mary, and the Balkan Region, where USAID is supporting DOTS implementation, as well as in five districts in Lebap and Mary regions where DOTS is implemented by the Turkmenistan Ministry of Health.
Tuberculosis control is a priority for the Government of Turkmenistan, which has called for national implementation of the DOTS strategy for tuberculosis control by 2009.
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New equipment and reagents will be used to diagnose tuberculosis in Turkmenistan
Photo Credit: Project HOPE |
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