At this moment, with the participation of the leaders of various organizations of affected by tuberculosis (OATS), the planning meeting of the social surveillance for the effective delivery of food baskets to the patients of the national tuberculosis program is being held.
Participating in this activity are nine OATS from the national level, such as ASET Comas, Renacer por la Salud from San Juan de Lurigancho, OAT Huaycan, Construyendo Esperanza from Villa María del Triunfo, ASAT from La Victoria, ASPAT Perú from Callao, ACIPSAVI Trujillo from La Libertad, ADEPAT from Loreto, OAT Central Chimbote from Ancash. In addition to Karla Guerra nutritionist from the Directorate of Prevention and Tuberculosis Control.
This activity is part of the Community Systems component of the Global Fund Project to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which will progressively and sustainably reduce the incidence and mortality from this disease in prioritized scenarios and highly vulnerable groups.
It is worth mentioning that this project is managed by the National Multisectoral Health Coordinator (CONAMUSA), with the technical assistance of the Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Directorate of the Ministry of Health and the National Penitentiary Institute, the participation of civil society and the technical-financial execution of Partners In Health.
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