Dr. Francis was privileged to join other 25 consultants from AFRO region in Kigali, Rwanda from 08 to 12 October 2018 to attend the World Health Organization training on TB surveillance. The workshop was organized by the Global TB Programme, World Health Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) and WHO AFRO region.
Gender Assessment of TB and HIV responses in Tanzania. To assess the Tanzanian TB and HIV epidemic context and responses from a gender perspective, will inform the National TB and Leprosy Programme to design gender-sensitive and gender-transformative interventions to adequately address the TB epidemic in Tanzania.
Literature review on Management of Drug-Resistance TB. Data extraction of the national and Green Light Committee reports for Global Fund Special Study on “What are factors that contribute to favourable MDR-TB treatment outcomes in Eastern Europe/Central Asia (EECA)?”
Consultancy to conduct a study entitled “A study to assess knowledge, attitude and practice associated with Tuberculosis in the community and health care workers in Zanzibar”
Review of the implementation of 2012-15 Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission (eMTCT) plan and development of the 2016-20 eMTCT strategic plan
Proposal writing for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call on “Provision of Comprehensive HIV Care, Treatment, and Support Programs in the United Republic of Tanzania under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) CDC-RFA-GH16-1653.
To assess the policies, guidelines and practice of pediatric HIV, TB and Malaria for a Southern African Development Community (SADC) Communicable Diseases Component 5 Project titled “Rapid Regional Assessment on Pediatric HIV, TB and Malaria Continuum of Care in the SADC region”.
