On November 28-29, the MONITOREA - TB project, implemented by Socios En Salud and funded by Stop TB Partnership / UNOPS, brought together civil society leaders from 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean at a meeting aimed at promoting community-led monitoring of tuberculosis (TB) in the region.
At the event, held in Buenos Aires (Argentina), participants presented the implementation experience of the first phase of community-led monitoring, which included actions such as the socialization of the MONITOREA - TB initiative to the national TB program and regional or local agencies in the country, information collection, consolidation and data analysis.
As recalled, civil society leaders have been implementing data collection actions related to the thematic areas and prioritized indicators in the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru.
These topics of interest to civil society were TB prevention, TB detection and diagnosis, TB treatment, person-centered care, community services and social protection, and stigma and human rights.
El Dr. Leonid Lecca, director general de Socios En Salud, participó de la reunión regional del proyecto MONITOREA-TB, que tuvo lugar en Buenos Aires (Argentina) entre el 28 y 29 de noviembre.
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The objectives of the regional meeting
The MONITOREA-TB regional meeting fulfilled the objective of socializing the implementation experience of civil society leaders from 12 countries in activities related to the presentation of community-led TB monitoring to key stakeholders, data collection, data consolidation and analysis.
The participants were also provided with technical assistance for evidence-based advocacy action planning.
As the leaders were accompanied and supervised remotely, this face-to-face activity allowed them to share with their peers information about the process, as well as their challenges, achievements and lessons learned. They also presented communication strategies for the initiative, which included everything from products with brand identity and videos to publications on social networks.
The dynamics of the event allowed for feedback from the leaders and the project’s technical team, which is necessary for the next phase of implementation of community-led monitoring. This stage will include the socialization of results and the planning of their advocacy actions to contribute to the solution of the problem of interest.
Finally, the regional meeting allowed the sharing of some technical documents developed in the framework of the project, such as the Guidance Guide for Community-Led Monitoring in Tuberculosis in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Standard Implementation Plan for the implementation of Community-Led Monitoring in 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Fueron 12 líderes de la sociedad civil de América Latina y el Caribe quienes participaron en la reunión regional de MONITOREA-TB para intercambiar sus experiencia sobre la implementación del monitoreo liderado por la comunidad en TB en sus países.
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Which leaders were part of MONITOREA-TB?
- Bolivia: Paola Pinto Contreras from ASPACONT departmental Tarija and designated leader of the Bolivian TB Social Observatory.
Colombia: Paola Valencia of Fundación Granito de Arena Mano Amiga and designated leader by the Colombian TB Social Observatory.
El Salvador: Catherine Serpas of Asociación Vida Nueva and designated leader of the El Salvador TB Social Observatory.
Guatemala: Mario Antón Urbina of AHF Guatemala and designated leader of the TB Social Observatory of Guatemala.
Mexico: Cristina Gordillo Marroquín of El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Red Mexicana de Investigación en Tuberculosis y otras Micobacteriosis A.C., and designated leader of the Observatorio Social de TB de México.
Dominican Republic: Kathy Brito of Asociación Dominicana de Enfermos y Afectados por la Tuberculosis (ASODENAT) and designated leader of the Dominican Republic TB Social Observatory (OBSERVA TB Dominican Republic).
Panama: Juan Alonzo Gonzalez of Asociación Nuevos Horizontes Panama and designated leader of the Panama TB Social Observatory.
Argentina: Nancy Ballestin of the organization Gente Buena del Sur and designated leader of the TB Social Observatory of Argentina (OBSERVA TB Argentina).
Paraguay: Laura Aquino Gill of Asociación Alientos de Vida.
Honduras: Noé Flores Sosa of the Honduran Association Against Tuberculosis.
Ecuador: Clara Freile of Fundación RIOS.
Peru: Socios En Salud - process implemented by the Global Fund national grant for the fight against TB, HIV and malaria.
More information about MONITOREA-TB
The MONITOREA-TB project aims to promote community-led TB monitoring in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is funded by the Challenge Facility for Civil Society Round 12 of the Stop TB Partnership / UNOPS.
Challenge Facility for Civil Society (CFCS) is a Stop TB Partnership grant mechanism aimed at civil society organizations and people affected by TB to transform the TB response with a human rights, gender equity, people-centered and accountable approach.
The MONITOREA-TB project acknowledges the support of Stop TB Partnership/UNOPS, USAID and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
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