Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 12194
Country/Region: Uganda
Year: 2009
Main Partner: To Be Determined
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Implementing Agency
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $0

Funding for Treatment: Adult Treatment (HTXS): $0

FY08 Collaborative Ugandan PHE- UG.08.0201: Multi-country CART Evaluation of Interventions to Reduce

Early Mortality among Persons Initiating ART in Emergency Plan Countries

The multi-country PHE 'An Evaluation of Enhanced Tuberculosis Case-finding to Reduce Mortality among

Persons with Advanced HIV Presenting For HIV Care in Emergency Plan Countries" will be conducted in

Cote d'Ivore, Nigeria,Uganda, and Zambia . The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of

enhanced tuberculosis case-finding to reduce six-month mortality and morbidity among patients with

advanced HIV disease presenting for care at HIV clinics. A two arm randomised trial in a total of 40 ART

sites from all 4 countries will enroll 6000 clients to eiter recive the intervention (comprehensive TB screening

and enhanced laboratory testing or current standard of care)

New/Continuing Activity: New Activity

Continuing Activity:

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