The Tuberculosis Local Organizations Network Region 3 (TB LON 3) grant is a USAID funded five (5) year project implemented by the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN); the Principal Recipient, in four (4) Nigerian States; Lagos, Oyo, Ogun and Osun. It is focused on tuberculosis (TB) case detection, care and treatment. It is aimed at executing TB focused surge activities across implementation states.

The Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP), as the lead Sub-Recipient (SR) to the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), implements the TB LON 3 project in Osun State.

CIHP is responsible for the coordination of grant activities in the state primarily focusing on facility-based interventions across 117 public and private health facilities to;

• identify TB cases; through active TB screening, evaluation and diagnosis,
• strengthen and expand TB treatment access to new and relapsed TB cases and patients with multi-drug resistant TB [MDR-TB],
• provide TB prevention services including contact tracing of index TB patients to provide TB services.
• expand and strengthen the Public-Private Mix (PPM) for TB diagnosis and treatment,
• strengthen case holding and linkage to other support services

CIHP, in collaboration with the Society for Family Health (SFH) and other stakeholders; State Ministry of Health, the State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP), Public-Private Mix (PPM) etc. implements through the strategic approach of;

• Effective partner coordination and technical assistance for program implementation
• Optimized facility clinical system to improve TB case finding and linkage to treatment

Propagation of TB prevention and treatment through patient  empowerment