Strengthening Tuberculosis surveillance
Overview
The National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD) along with the Directorate of Disease Prevention and Control, and Ministry of Health (MoH) conducted Indonesia’s first nationwide TB Drug Resistance Survey (DRS) in 2018 across 40 districts in 12 provinces.
Key facts
54 million lives were saved through effective diagnosis and treatment, 2000-2017.3.5 billion US dollars per year needed to fill resource gap for implementing existing TB interventions.