Summary & Key Points
"The TB-Speed consortium, led by the University of Bordeaux, held the final results dissemination meeting for the TB-Speed project in Maputo, Mozambique, on June 9–10, 2022."
The TB-Speed consortium, led by the University of Bordeaux, held the final results dissemination meeting for the TB-Speed project in Maputo, Mozambique, on June 9–10, 2022.
The project, which aims to reduce tuberculosis mortality in children by improving diagnosis, was implemented between 2017 and 2022 in seven high-burden, resource-limited countries: Cambodia, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia.
One of the key recommendations from the Maputo meeting was that each consortium member country must organize a results dissemination event to engage partners and key tuberculosis stakeholders on using the findings to inform policy changes for pediatric tuberculosis diagnostics.
In line with this recommendation, Côte d’Ivoire—an active participant in the project—proceeded with its own results dissemination.
Date: January 20, 2023
Venue: INFAS Administration Amphitheater, within the CHU de Treichville
Participants:
PAC-CI team
Bordeaux team
Sassandra District team
Danané District team
CHU de Cocody team
CHU d’Angré team
CHU de Treichville team
Deputy Director General of Health
Deputy Coordinator of the National Tuberculosis Control Program and team
EGPAF NGO representative
SEV-CI NGO representative
PEPFAR representative
ALLIANCE-CI NGO representative
PROGRAM
The dissemination took place over one full day—January 20, 2023—at the INFAS Administration Amphitheater within the CHU de Treichville. After participant registration and opening remarks, the day began with PowerPoint presentations organized into four thematic sessions:
Session 1: Decentralization of Pediatric Tuberculosis Diagnosis (4 presentations)
Decentralization of pediatric TB diagnosis – TB-Speed international results
Implementation of decentralized diagnosis in Sassandra and Danané
Feasibility and acceptability of decentralization
Cost-effectiveness and budgetary impact of decentralizing pediatric TB diagnosis
Session 2: Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Vulnerable Pediatric Populations (3 presentations)
Systematic detection of tuberculosis and mortality among children under 5 with severe pneumonia
Validation of the PAANTHER TB treatment decision algorithm for children living with HIV
Development of a diagnostic prediction score for TB in children hospitalized for severe acute malnutrition
Session 3: Laboratory Aspects and Tools (2 presentations)
Implementation of Xpert Ultra testing for pediatric TB diagnosis within TB-Speed
TB-Speed tools and final report
Session 4: Scaling Up (2 presentations)
Contribution of the TB-Speed project to health system strengthening
Scaling up TB-Speed results: How and when?
This final session was highly anticipated, as it addressed the development of a national action plan to scale up project findings and improve pediatric TB diagnosis in Côte d’Ivoire—with responsibility falling to the National Tuberculosis Control Program.
All presentations were followed by moderated discussions led by professors and department heads involved in the project.
The workshop concluded at 6:00 p.m. with closing remarks from the Bordeaux delegation, the PAC-CI Executive Director, the National Tuberculosis Control Program, and the Deputy Director General of Health.
