Performance evaluation of the national tuberculosis control program 2016–2020: Souss-Massa region, Morocco

Abstract

BackgroundTuberculosis constitutes a public health problem in Morocco. In an environment where results-based management and the evaluation of public policies become an imperative; the evaluation of the performance of the national tuberculosis control program finds its interest. ObjectivesThis study aims to analyze the performance of the tuberculosis control program in the Souss Massa region, based on the systemic approach model over a five-year period 2016–2020. MethodsThis is a descriptive secondary data analysis carried out in the Souss-Massa region in southern Morocco over a five year period 2016–2020. Data collection was carried out through the health information system of the NTCP and the various periodic reports produced by the primary health care establishments and diagnostic centers for tuberculosis and respiratory diseases, the delegations and the regional health directorate of the Ministry of Health. ResultsThe incidence of tuberculosis has fluctuated between 63 and 72 cases/100,000 inhabitants; the average number of cases detected is 1871 cases per year; the survey completion rate is 57.10%; the therapeutic success rate varies between 82% and 89%, the treatment failure rate varies between 0.62% and 2.32%; the death rate varies between 0.63% and 2.92%; the failure rate for tuberculosis/HIV cases is between 3.10% and 6.09%. ConclusionsThe results of the program tracer indicators at the level of the Souss-Massa region show that the latter combs to achieve the target objectives.