This is an overview of the USAID/Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) FY 2021 Tuberculosis (TB) Roadmap, implemented with FY 2020 budget.

TABLES

The following tables illustrate the distribution by technical area of the USAID TB budget for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that will be used for the implementation of DRC’s FY21 TB Roadmap (Table 1) and the core indicators that will be used to monitor implementation of DRC’s TB Roadmap and the country's progress towards the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on TB targets (UNGA targets) (Table 2).

Table 1: USAID Budget for DRC per Technical Area*

Technical AreaUSAID TB budget for FY21USAID Percentage of TB budget for FY21
REACH$6,140,90544%
CURE$4,821,96834%
PREVENT$1,963,63514%
SELF-RELIANCE$1,073,4938%
TOTAL BUDGET:$14,000,000100%

*USAID is working with the Global Fund to provide similar budget data for next year. It is anticipated this information will be added once the discussions have been finalized.


Table 2: TB Core Indicators in DRC from 2015-2019 and Targets from 2020-2022

#Name201520162017201820192020*2021*2022*
REACH: Increased DS- and DR-TB case notification
1TB Detection48.3%51.4%57.3%62.9%64%UNGA Target: 263,100UNGA Target: 249,000UNGA Target: 233,800
2Bacteriological Diagnosis Coverage (Pulmonary TB)82.8%81.0%79.5%77.2%77%
3Childhood TB Notifications3,06214,21316,93318,453TBDUNGA target: 32,800UNGA target: 32,600UNGA target: 31,200
4Drug-Resistant TB Notifications503748912787951UNGA target: 3,200UNGA target: 4,900UNGA target: 5,200
5Private Sector TB NotificationsTBD
6Contact Investigation Coverage**80.0%
CURE: High treatment success rate in DS- and DR-TB
7TB Treatment Success Rate89.5%88.8%90.4%93%
8Drug-Resistant TB treatment Success Rate86.8%85.1%82%
PREVENT: Prevent TB transmission and development
9TPT Coverage13,045118,92564,751UNGA target: 230,640UNGA target: 329,520UNGA target: 400,350
SELF-RELIANCE: Commitment and sustainability
10Proportion of Domestic Financing for TB4.0%6.5%3.34%

*Projected UNGA targets.
**Based on limited data.