End-of-year Progress Report for e-TB Manager Implementation in Selected Sites

The program focuses on improving access to essential medical products and related services, as well as promoting the appropriate use of medicines to ensure better health outcomes. MTaPS is implemented by a consortium of global and local partners, led by Management Sciences for Health (MSH), a global health nonprofit. The program has been active in Bangladesh since 2018, with the goal of establishing a countrywide electronic tuberculosis (TB) management system. The National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) has been using the e-TB Manager since 2010, but with the recent global recommendation to maintain an individual patient-level data tracking system, NTP Bangladesh has committed to establishing a countrywide system. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) MTaPS Program confirmed the benefits of the tool, and all stakeholders agreed on a roadmap for implementing e-TB Manager in the country. As part of the countrywide rollout, Rangpur division was covered in the first year, and Mymensingh, Barisal, Khulna, and Chattogram divisions were covered in the second year. The rollout involved 21 two-day user trainings across four divisions, with 800 male and 209 female participants trained. NTP headquarters officials, local government health authority officials, and MTaPS technical advisors were present during the trainings. The new sites in the four divisions have already started entering data into the system, and interoperability with District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) has been ensured at these sites. The objective of the training was to provide basic information on the electronic recording and reporting system for the NTP, teach participants to enter individual TB patient information into e-TB Manager, teach participants how to generate TB 10, TB 11, and TB 12 reports correctly, and teach participants to send e-TB manager-generated reports to DHIS2. The trainings were conducted in batches across the four divisions, with a total of 103 male and 22 female participants in Mymensingh division, 123 male and 27 female participants in Barisal division, 191 male and 63 female participants in Khulna division, and 123 male and 27 female participants in Chattogram division. The trainings were successful, with participants demonstrating a good understanding of the e-TB Manager system and its applications. The new sites in the four divisions have already started entering data into the system, and interoperability with DHIS2 has been ensured at these sites. The rollout of e-TB Manager is expected to be completed nationwide by the end of March 2021, with the goal of improving TB control and management in Bangladesh. The MTaPS Program has been instrumental in supporting the rollout of e-TB Manager in Bangladesh, providing technical assistance and training to NTP officials and other stakeholders. The program has also facilitated a training of trainers for NTP officials, the divisional TB expert, and the program organizer-civil surgeon office in all four divisions. The successful rollout of e-TB Manager is a significant achievement for the MTaPS Program and a testament to the program's commitment to improving access to essential medical products and related services in low- and middle-income countries.