Other upcoming activities. In April, the STA will participate in coordination meetings with DOH and regional health officials to determine plans for an XXX Impact Survey (IIS) in Oriental Mindoro and plans for XXX MDA in Zamboanga del Norte. • On April 11th, Act | East will attend a coordination meeting with Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. to discuss the next MDEP writeshop. COVID-19 data monitoring sources: WHO: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/philippines/ National: xxxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx/search?q=covid+tracker+philippnes&cvid=b368868aa4584b8498713f2be938552 5&aqs=edge..69i57j0.3720j0j1&pglt=547&FORM=ANSAB1&PC=DCTS COVID-19 Case Tracker | Department of Health website (xxx.xxx.xx) Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Viet Nam Act | East Partner: RTI, FHF in Viet Nam Total population: Bangladesh (175,599,695); Lao PDR (7,320,249); Viet Nam (96,844,240) Districts: Bangladesh (64); Lao PDR (17); Viet Nam (63) RTI HQ Team: [Redacted] Endemic diseases: Bangladesh LF (19) STH (64); Lao PDR LF (1) STH (1), SCH (17); Viet Nam LF (4), STH (63), TRA (15). TABLE: Activities supported by USAID in FY23 Trachoma DSA (#EUs) Viet Nam TSS: 2/2 Viet Nam TT-only: 0/4 XXXXX Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Viet Nam: Learning activity on dossier development models Summary and explanation of changes made to table above since last month: None Bangladesh • Act | East and USAID Bangladesh continue to collaborate on producing a short video highlighting the achievement of LF validation. • Act | East continues to work with our in-country consultant and WHO to monitor progress as the MOHFW reviews the revised dossier. The MOHFW plans to resubmit the dossier to WHO SEARO and the RDRG in April 2023. Xxx PDR • With Act | East and WHO technical support, CMPE resubmitted their LF elimination dossier to WHO WPRO in January 2023. Act | East continues to follow up with WPRO and the national program for any update on the status of the dossier. Viet Nam • FHF, RTI, and WHO–Geneva, WPRO, Viet Nam–continue to advocate to the MOH for the extension of the Act | East project in the country, so that final trachoma activities can be implemented. Upcoming activities: • Act | East staff will have an introductory call with new WHO WPRO NTD focal point, [Redacted]. Act | East will follow up on progress on LF elimination validation for Xxx PDR and trachoma elimination progress in Viet Nam, and will coordinate communications where possible. TANZANIA Act | East Partner: RTI, WI-HER, R4D Total population: 59.4 million (2022) COP: [Redacted] Districts: 184 RTI HQ Team: [Redact...
Other upcoming activities. Save the Children • Printing of SAFE SBCC materials. Save the Children will print Ministry of Health approved SAFE SBCC materials which have been translated into local dialects (Pokot and Ngakarimojong) and pre-tested. These materials will be disseminated to and used by VHTs and local health workers to deliver SAFE strategy messages to their communities. COVID-19 data monitoring sources: WHO: xxxxx://xxxxx00.xxx.xxx/region/afro/country/ug National: Home - COVID-19 | Ministry of Health March 2022 ETHIOPIA Act | East Partner: RTI, Xxxx Xxxxxxx Foundation (FHF), Light for the World (LFTW) Total population: 109,654,569 COP: [Redacted] Districts: 870 RTI HQ Team: [Redacted] Endemic diseases: LF (75), TRA (699), OV (222), SCH (424), STH (546) TABLE: Activities supported by USAID in FY22 LF OV STH Trachoma MDA 0/1 district + 0/1 camp • BG (0/1 camp) • Oromia-FHF (0/1 district) 0/83 districts + 0/5 refugee camps • BG (0/16 districts) • BG (0/5 camps) • Oromia-LFTW (0/67 districts) 0/1 district 0/34 districts • Gambella (0/6 districts) • Oromia-FHF (0/28 districts) DSAs (#EUs) Pre-TAS: 0/10 districts + 0/1 camp • BG (0/5 districts) • BG (0/1 refugee camp) • Oromia-LFTW (0/5 districts) TAS1: 0/20 districts + 2/3 camps • BG (0/9 districts) • BG (2/3 camps) • Oromia-LFTW (0/11 districts) TIS: 26/135 districts + 0/7 refugee camps • BG (0/2 districts) • Gambella (0/3 districts) • Gambella (0/7 camps) • Oromia-FHF (26/101 districts) • Oromia-LFTW (0/29 districts) TSS: 5/89 districts • BG (0/6 districts) • Gambella (0/4 districts) • Oromia-FHF (5/48 districts) • Oromia- LFTW (0/31 districts) XXXXX Sub-district level MDA & SCT data (Partners): Data analysis underway for BG, Gambella using FY21 MDA data CES (FHF): No updates Gambella region-DQA (RTI)- MDA registers being verified by Gambella RHB team DSA Field Investigation (FHF): Protocol finalized and data collection to be initiated in April 2022 HSS NTD Sustainability Plan - Printing process initiated Rapid GESI Assessment (RTI-Gambella) - Data analysis underway Rapid GESI Assessment (FHF-Oromia) - Data analysis underway GESI Behavior Change: Preparatory activities for GESI behavior change training is underway Summary and explanation of changes made to table above since last month: • Updated number of completed Trachoma surveys in Oromia. • Updates to the XXXXX activities. Highlights: • FHF has completed trachoma surveys in 31 districts (26 TIS and 5 TSS) in seven zones of Oromia. For the 18 TIS districts with final resu...
Other upcoming activities. Finalize data cleaning and analysis of the Coverage Evaluation Survey carried out in Moroto. COVID-19 data monitoring sources: WHO: xxxxx://xxxxx00.xxx.xxx/region/afro/country/ug National: Home - COVID-19 | Ministry of Health June 2021 Act | East Partner: RTI, Xxxx Xxxxxxx Foundation (FHF), Light for the World (LFTW) Total population: 107,191,789 (2021) COP: [Redacted] Districts: 867 districts RTI HQ Team: [Redacted] Endemic diseases (# ever endemic districts): LF (73), TRA (697), OV (222), SCH (421), STH (545) Refugee camps total population: 451,422 (2021) Total camps: 12 TABLE: Activities supported by USAID in FY21 LF OV SCH STH Trachoma MDA 0/5 districts + 0/2 refugee camps (Jun-Sep 2021) • BG (0/3 districts) + BG (0/2 camps)-Jun-Jul 2021 • Oromia-FHF (0/1 district)- Jul-Sep 2021 0/81 districts + 0/5 refugee camps (Jul-Sep 2021) • BG (0/14 districts) + BG (0/5 camps)- July 2021 • Oromia-LFTW (0/67 districts)- Jul-Sep 2021 0/0 districts 0/2 April/May 2021 73/117 districts (Oct 2020- Sep 2021) • Gambella (6/6 districts)-April 2021 • Oromia-FHF- (43/87 districts)- June- 2021 • Oromia-LFTW (24/24 districts)- June/July 2021 DSAs (#EUs) Pre-TAS: (0/7 districts) + 0/3 camps (Oct 2020- Sept 2021) • BG (0/2 districts)- July- Sep- 2021 • Oromia-LFTW (0/5 districts- July-Sep-2021 TAS1: 0/16 districts + 0/3 camps (Oct 2020-Sep 2021) • BG (0/5 districts) + 0/3 camps- July-Sep- 2021 • Oromia-LFTW (0/11 districts)- July-Sep-2021 TAS2: 0/4 districts-(Oct 2020-Sept 2021) • BG (0/4 districts)-July- Sep- 2021 TAS3: 0 TIS: 0/122 districts + 0/7 refugee camps (Oct 2020-Sep 2021) • BG (0/2 districts) –July-Sep 2021 • Gambella (0/3 districts) + (0/7 camps)-July-Sep 2021 • Oromia-FHF (0/80 districts; 0/45 districts-July-Sep 2021; 0/35 districts-July- Sep-2021 • Oromia- LFTW (0/29 districts)- July-Sep 2021 TSS: 0/59 districts • BG (0/9 districts) + (0/2 camps)- July-Sep 2021 • Gambella (0/4 districts)- July-Sep 2021 • Oromia-FHF (0/28 districts) March 2021, LFTW (0/31 districts-July-Sep 2021 XXXXX DQA protocol- assessment is planned for Q4 in two districts of Gambella region. CES protocol- survey is planned to happen in July 2021 in Oromia region. HSS NTD sustainability plan- review of strategies at non-health sectors is ongoing and will be finalized in the next reporting period (Q4). National multi-sectoral collaboration and coordination workshop (Q4). National workshop to incorporate NTD sustainability Action Plan into Master Plan (Q4). Inclusion of NTDs in regional/zonal/wor...
Other upcoming activities. LF TWG Meeting: RTI team will participate in a virtual LF TWG meeting in January 2022. COVID-19 data monitoring sources: WHO: xxxxx://xxxxx00.xxx.xxx/region/afro/country/et National: ኮቪድ-19 – ስለ ኮቪድ-19 (xxxx.xxx.xx) December 2021 Act | East Partners: RTI, WI-HER Total population: 11.7 million (2020 est.) COP: Xxxx Xxxxxxx Districts: 140 communes RTI HQ Team: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Endemic diseases: LF (140) STH (140) TABLE: Activities supported by USAID in FY22 LF STH MDA 0/7 communes 0/7 communes DSAs (#EUs) TAS2 in 0/2 EUs TAS3 in 0/4 EUs N/A XXXXX National LF Pause and Reflect Meeting Pre-MDA census in 2 communes Coverage evaluation survey (CES) in 2 communes MDA real-time data collection in 7 communes Summary and explanation of changes made to table above since last month: None Security and fuel crisis update: Throughout December the precarious calm which prevailed in late November was maintained; the ceasefire declared by the G9 gang leader was observed, allowing continuous access to fuel distribution points across the country. Schools, hospitals, all other institutions had been able to freely carry out their customary activities; however, kidnappings, murders and other abuses continue throughout the metropolitan area. Mid-December the steep increase of fuel prices did not translate into the expected violence in the street and sporadic demonstrations failed to attract masses in the street. Overall, the sharp increase in murder and crime expected during the holiday season did not take place. Highlights: • Act | East Haiti team supported the MSPP to hold a virtual National LF Pause and Reflect meeting from December 13-15th. The meeting presented data analysis and results from FY21 data-forward activities, which included the pre-MDA census, GESI assessment, and Xxxxx operational research project. Through break-out groups and facilitated open discussion, participants agreed on key data- driven recommendations to take forward in FY22 toward improving LF MDA coverage. • RTI’s Act | East Haiti staff organized and attended a team retreat on December 10th to xxxxxx team building amongst the new staff and discuss goals and objectives for FY22. • Act | East finalized recruitment of surveyors for the upcoming pre-MDA census in mid-January. • Act | East convened an evaluation committee meeting with a representative from MSPP to review applications for the social mobilization consultancy. A winner was selected, and the team...
Other upcoming activities. Act | East partners will continue to provide technical support to RHBs to report MDA coverage via DHIS2 in October 2021. • Act I East partners will continue to provide technical support on collection and compilation of sub- district level MDA data as part of FY21 FAA deliverables in October 2021. COVID-19 data monitoring sources: WHO: xxxxx://xxxxx00.xxx.xxx/region/afro/country/et National: ኮቪድ-19 – ስለ ኮቪድ-19 (xxxx.xxx.xx) SEPTEMBER 2021 Act | East Partner: IMA World Health Total population: 11.7 million (2020 est.) COP: Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Districts: 140 communes RTI HQ Team: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Endemic diseases: LF (140) STH (140) TABLE: Activities supported by USAID in FY21 LF STH MDA 1 commune (Xxxxx), April-May 2021 1 commune (Xxxxx), April-May 2021 DSAs (#EUs) TAS1: 1 EU (Cabaret rural), Dec 2020-Feb 2021 TAS2 in community 1 EUs: September 2021 • 1EU in West TAS3 in community 6/10 EUs: September 2021 • 3 EUs in North • 1 EUs in Northwest • 2 EUs in Northeast N/A XXXXX The HNTDCP is working with PAHO to ensure the transfer of the NTD database. To MSPP GESI assessment integration training in Gonaives and Acul-du-Nord (April-July 2021) Pre-MDA census in 7/9 communes: Cap-Haitien, Limonade, Plaine du Nord, Acul du Nord, Quartier Xxxxx, Gonaïves, Port-de-Paix (June-September 2021) Security update: Haiti continues to grapple with insecurity including an overwhelming increase of kidnappings. There has recently been a chronic fuel shortage which has paralyzed transportation and commercial activities. Despite this complicated situation, the IMA World Health team was able to complete pre-MDA census and TAS activities during this reporting period. Summary and explanation of changes made to the table above since last month: None Highlights: • Pre-MDA census activities were completed in two remaining communes (Gonaives and Port-de-Paix) by mid-September. • Community-based TAS was completed in 7 EUs, including TAS 2 in 1 EU (Kenscoff), and TAS3 in 6 Eus (Chansolme; Borgne; Port-Xxxxxx, Bas-Limbé, Pilate; Xxxxxxxxx; Ouanaminthe; and Sainte-Xxxxxxx, Terrier-Rouge, Trou-du-Nord. A total of 58 teams of 2 people each and 16 supervisors were mobilized to complete the field work within 3 weeks (from September 9-29). Data cleaning is still on-going. o The field team noted irregularities in some FTS packages such as multiple tests in one FTS strip and some invalid tests, which will be captured in the next TAS tracke...
Other upcoming activities. IMA and TZNTDCP will continue with preparation of the Trachoma CES (protocol and restart package). • IMA and TZNTDCP will finalize the Joint Application Package (JAP) and will submit it to WHO. • IMA and TZNTDCP will prepare and submit abstracts for ASTMH. • IMA will continue with preparations for Zithromax MDA among 4 district councils. COVID-19 data monitoring sources: WHO: xxxxx://xxxxx00.xxx.xxx/region/afro/country/tz March 2021 UGANDA Act | East Partner: RTI, The Xxxxxx Center Total population: 41,740,474 (2019) COP: [Redacted] Districts: 134 districts RTI HQ Team: [Redacted] Endemic diseases (# ever endemic districts): LF (64), TRA (57), OV (41), SCH (90), STH (134) TABLE: Activities supported by USAID in FY21 LF OV SCH STH Trachoma Mapping N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A MDA N/A 9 districts, November 2020 and April 2021 N/A N/A 1 district, August 2021 DSAs (#EUs) Pre-TAS: 0 TAS1: 7 EUs TAS2: 5 EUs TAS3: 14 EUs N/A N/A N/A TIS: 2 EUs, April 2021 TSS: 5 EUs, March and June 2021 XXXXX CES in Moroto (completed November 2020) DQA in Moroto (planned May 2021) HSS SCH/STH expert committee Launch NTD program sustainability plan Summary and explanation of changes made to table above since last month: • None Highlights: • Act | East provided financial and technical support for the Trachoma quarterly review meeting held on the 5th of March. This meeting was immediately preceded by two days of dossier review and update meetings, which reviewed progress towards Uganda’s trachoma elimination goals and updated the trachoma dossier. The trachoma program team shared program progress to date on each of the components of the SAFE strategy. The latest dossier draft will be shared once finalized. In attendance were the Assistant Commissioner, Health Services, responsible for Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases (VBNTD) Division; the trachoma program team; other program managers from the NTD program; staff from Health Promotion division; representatives from the Ministry of Water and Environment; and, partners, including Act | East, ASCEND, Sightsavers, Lions, and Water Aid. • Act | East provided technical, financial, and logistical support to the MOH Trachoma program to carry out TSS in Amudat, Kaabong, and Kalenga districts. Both Xxxxxxx and Karenga passed TSS with prevalence below 5% but Amudat failed with a prevalence between 5-9.9%, as previously shared with USAID Washington. Per WHO guidance, Amudat will carry out one round of MDA before re- surveying. • Act | East pro...
