ACSM in ACSM in EgyptEgypt

Country: EgyptCountry: Egypt

Disease / component: Disease / component: TuberculosisTuberculosis

Program beginning: first Program beginning: first September 2007September 2007

Program end date: end of Program end date: end of June 2008June 2008

I- Activities at the national levelI- Activities at the national level

II- Activities at the District levelII- Activities at the District level

III- Activities at the peripheral III- Activities at the peripheral levellevel

I- At the National LevelI- At the National LevelNationwide campaign through mass Nationwide campaign through mass media ( Started and progressing)media ( Started and progressing)Disseminate TB information through Disseminate TB information through sportsmen & celebrities ( Famous sportsmen & celebrities ( Famous movie star Ms Laila Elwy voted as TB movie star Ms Laila Elwy voted as TB ambassador)ambassador)TV broadcast (serial drama) in TV broadcast (serial drama) in collaboration with other health collaboration with other health problems (meetings to discuss ideas problems (meetings to discuss ideas for script writing and choosing actors)for script writing and choosing actors)

I- At the National Level (cont.)I- At the National Level (cont.)

Preparation of IEC materials (Done) & Preparation of IEC materials (Done) & TV/radio spot (Script writing)TV/radio spot (Script writing)

Development and distribution of Development and distribution of ACSM manual (Not yet)ACSM manual (Not yet)

Technical assistance for developing Technical assistance for developing manuals and M&E (Not yet)manuals and M&E (Not yet)

I- At the National Level (cont.)I- At the National Level (cont.)Advocacy workshop with mass media (50 Advocacy workshop with mass media (50 % achieved)% achieved)

Advocacy workshop with policy makers Advocacy workshop with policy makers (achieved with prisons)(achieved with prisons)

Organize 2 annual TB conferences at Organize 2 annual TB conferences at central & governorate level (achieved)central & governorate level (achieved)

Orientation meetings for decision makers Orientation meetings for decision makers and key persons (Q3-Q4)and key persons (Q3-Q4)

KAP study (not yet)KAP study (not yet)

I- At the National Level (cont.)I- At the National Level (cont.)

Selection of sub recipients (achieved)Selection of sub recipients (achieved)

Website updating (Done)Website updating (Done)

Preventive health education program Preventive health education program for children (Not yet)for children (Not yet)

II- At the District Level II- At the District Level

Health education sessions to mobilize Health education sessions to mobilize the civil society ( 70% achieved)the civil society ( 70% achieved)

III- At the peripheral LevelIII- At the peripheral Level

Workshops through women club Workshops through women club members (60% achieved)members (60% achieved)

Workshops in poor and slums areas Workshops in poor and slums areas to raise awareness among to raise awareness among vulnerable group (50% achieved)vulnerable group (50% achieved)