TB programs - Port Moresby and Gulf Province

Tuberculosis (TB) has been declared a major public health emergency in Papua New Guinea (PNG), with almost 30,000 estimated new cases in 2016. It is the fourth biggest cause of death in hospital admissions, and the major cause of mortality among HIV/AIDS patients.

In collaboration with the national TB programme, MSF has focused on improving screening, diagnosis, treatment initiation and follow-up at Gerehu hospital, in Port Moresby, the capital of PNG. Mobile teams also worked in the community to improve patient adherence to treatment. In Gulf province, MSF expanded its TB programme to support two health centres as well as Kerema general hospital.

Difficult access to remote areas and the lack of an effective follow-up system result in a high number of patients not completing their treatment. In collaboration with the provincial authorities, MSF continues to develop a decentralised model of care allowing access to diagnosis and treatment and follow-up closer to their home.

By the end of 2017, MSF had initiated treatment for more than 2,100 patients with drug-sensitive TB, and 50 with drug-resistant TB.

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TB programs in Gulf Province and Port Moresby

2017

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