Monitoring the contribution of communities to the national TB response in Tanzania
A growing number of national and international partners have been working in Tanzania to implement TB activities at community level. However, the multiplicity of indicators and data collection tools used by the different implementers were making it difficult to capture the impact of these activities on the national TB response. Recognizing the need for a harmonized monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system at community level, the National TB and Leprosy Programme initiated and led a consultative process which resulted in a set of harmonized data collection tools and community TB indicators. The national rollout of the new community-based M&E system was a key milestone for communities in Tanzania, whose growing contribution to the national TB response is now being increasingly recognized.
