TBPPM Features - A 3-step planning tool to organize, prepare and respond to COVID-19

Published on August 24, 2020

A 3-step planning tool to organize, prepare and respond to COVID-19

17 August 2020  | SeeChange Initiative

KEY TAKEAWAYS

1. In an effort to support isolated communities in navigating through the COVID-19 pandemic, the community first COVID-19 roadmap was developed.

2. The roadmap offers resources that are tailored to local realities, culture, and practice and provides the community leaders with a three-step planning tool and checklists to guide them in the process

3. Though the roadmap is focused on COVID-19 it also addresses the improvement of existing TB activities with new measures, such as increased testing, early identification and treatment, and contact tracing

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