Tuberculosis Surveillance in Dushanbe: a Way Forward to Strengthening

The objective: to evaluate the current tuberculosis surveillance system in Dushanbe for each of the following parameters: simplicity, flexibility, acceptability, sensitivity, and promptness of response; to provide recommendations to improve the system. Methods. The tuberculosis surveillance system was evaluated in the city of Dushanbe in April-May 2021 using updated guidelines of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention for evaluating public health surveillance systems, 2006. Result: The system fulfills its goals and objectives, but has gaps in promptness of response, acceptability and representativeness. Conclusions . The tuberculosis surveillance system needs to be improved and requires professional development training of family medicine workers, TB specialists, and epidemiologists.