The project is guided by three (3) project development objectives:

• Improve coverage and quality of key TB control and occupational lung disease services in targeted geographic areas of the participating countries.

• Strengthen regional capacity to manage the burden of TB and occupational diseases

• Strengthen countrylevel and cross-border preparedness and response to disease outbreaks.

Progress on the Project Development Objectives is monitored using Project Outcome Indicators as follows:

• TB Case notification in target geographic areas (number)

• TB treatment success rate in target geographic areas: (i) new and (ii) relapse TB cases (percentage)

• TB cases identified among TB vulnerable population in target geographic areas (number)

• Project-supported laboratories compliant with regionally harmonised standard operating procedures for surveillance of MDR-TB (number)

• Proportion of pulmonary TB cases that are Bacteriologically confirmed

• Number of countries with multi hazard preparedness plans developed

• Number of miners and ex-miners screened for occupational lung diseases