Players in the fight against tuberculosis trained on E-tracker
- Posted on 27/08/2022 22:36
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- By abelozih@sante-education.tg
Extract from the article: Nearly 200 healthcare providers have been trained in the individualised management of TB patients using the E- Tracker tool. The aim is to optimise the management of TB patients in Togo. The training, which took place from1 to 10 August 2022 in Tsévi
Nearly 200 healthcare
providers have been trained in the individualised management of TB patients
using the E- Tracker tool. The aim is to optimise the management of TB patients
in Togo. The training, which took place from1 to 10 August 2022 in Tsévié, Atakpamé
and Kara, gave the targeted health workers and focal points the skills they
needed to manage the individual data of TB patients.
Individual patient
monitoring, one of the priorities of the National Tuberculosis Control
Programme (PNLT), is now possible in Togo thanks to the E-tracker component of
the DHIS 2 platform. Developed with the
support of the HISP-WCA, the E-tracker module solves the problems associated
with individual monitoring of TB patients.
E-Tracker is an application on the DHIS2 platform for
the collection of personal (or case-based) transactional data, such as
individual patient medical records, confirmed and suspected cases during an
outbreak, logistical information on specific products or student school
records, to name but a few examples.Tracker supports the direct monitoring and
tracking of these cases, as well as data analysis and reporting within an HMIS,
health programme or other large-scale project requiring information management
down to the smallest detail.
The training was provided by facilitators from the NTP
and the National Health Information System and Information Technology Division
(DSNISI). These measures are in line with the government's efforts to
strengthen Togo's health system with financial support from the Global Fund.
Source : PNLT
