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. 2021 Apr 30;7(4):e27013.
doi: 10.2196/27013.

Collect Once, Use Many Times: Attaining Unified Metrics for Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment for People Living With HIV

Rena Fukunaga  1 , David Lowrance  2 , Adam MacNeil  1 , Teeb Al-Samarrai  3 , Joseph Cavanaugh  4 , Annabel Baddeley  5 , Catherine Nichols  6 , Meaghan Peterson  1 , Sevim Ahmedov  6 , Vindi Singh  2 , Celeste Gracia Edwards  2 , Suman Jain  2 , Anand Date  1 , Susan A Maloney  1
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Collect Once, Use Many Times: Attaining Unified Metrics for Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment for People Living With HIV

Rena Fukunaga et al. JMIR Public Health Surveill. .

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends providing tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) to all persons living with HIV and to all household contacts of persons with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis disease. Regrettably, the absence of a harmonized data collection and management approach to TPT indicators has contributed to programmatic challenges at local, national, and global levels. However, in April 2020, the WHO launched the Consolidated HIV Strategic Information Guidelines, with an updated set of priority indicators. These guidelines recommend that Ministries of Health collect, report, and use data on TPT completion in addition to TPT initiation. Both indicators are reflected in the WHO's list of 15 core indicators for program management and are also required by the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief's Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) guidance. Although not perfectly harmonized, both frameworks now share essential indicator characteristics. Aligned indicators are necessary for robust strategic and operational planning, resource allocation, and data communication. "Collect once, use many times" is a best practice for strategic information management. Building harmonized and sustainable health systems will enable countries to successfully maintain essential HIV, tuberculosis, and other health services while combatting new health threats.

Keywords: HIV; TB; infectious disease; monitoring and evaluation; people living with HIV; preventative treatment; tuberculosis preventive treatment.

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Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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