Epidemic Projections and Opportunities to Accelerate Control of Tuberculosis in Mozambique : Findings from an Optima Modelling Analysis
Mozambique is one of the thirty highest tuberculosis (TB) burden countries in the world with respect to total incidence. Active case finding programs in Mozambique have been expanding, and community-based efforts now account for around twenty-five...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/611551631187353376/Epidemic-Projections-and-Opportunities-to-Accelerate-Control-of-Tuberculosis-in-Mozambique-Findings-from-an-Optima-Modelling-Analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36274 |
| Summary: | Mozambique is one of the thirty highest
tuberculosis (TB) burden countries in the world with respect
to total incidence. Active case finding programs in
Mozambique have been expanding, and community-based efforts
now account for around twenty-five percent of detected
cases. This involves both contact tracing of notified cases
and other community-level interventions such as active
house-to-house screening and testing, mobile van outreach in
TB hotspots, and screening and testing of community health
workers. However, there are opportunities for further
expansion. This policy brief summarizes the findings of an
allocative efficiency analysis using the Optima TB model,
and highlights opportunities to maximize the impact of TB
spending in Mozambique. |
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