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	D-732    Mexico - Tijuana Puentes de Esperanza (TB) $17,100 Puentes de Esperanza (Bridges of Hope) is a binational alliance of providers and organizations dedicated to developing capacity to treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients in the California-Baja California region. MDR-TB threatens communities world-wide. It is difficult and expensive to cure, and the resources to fight these strains do not exist in many areas of the world. In Baja California an estimated 50-100 individuals are afflicted. Unable to get curative treatment, MDR patients in Baja California become increasing ill over a period of years during which they can spread disease within border communities and areas in the interior of both countries.This binational consortium will aim to create the infrastructure to support early recognition of affected patients and outreach services to assist patients with successful adherence to treatment. The expected duration of the project is 3 years. The Puentes de Esperanza project will develop a binational model for sharing professional expertise and demonstrate success in providing access to vital services for patients with the most difficult forms of TB. Training and education of providers and health care workers, and creation of a sustainable cross-border exchange of expertise are primary program objectives. Establishing this model will assist Mexican health authorities apply to the World Health Organization's "Green Light Committee" to obtain relatively inexpensive drugs to treat MDR-TB patients and will improve the overall capacity of the Baja California TB program to prevent and control TB. Funds from this matching grant will support a variety of value added activities of Puentes de Esperanza which would otherwise not occur including binational meeting workshops for TB care providers, patient incentives such as food and transportation, protective masks for outreach workers, and production of public service annnouncements about tuberculosis. The international and host partners will visit the project site at the Tijuana Health jurisdiction. The host and international partners will share information about project progress via email correspondence and joint meetings. The host and international partners will also seek media coverage for the project in the community and in the District. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Tijuana Independencia District: 4100 Primary Contact: Blanca Cuadras Email: blancacuadras1@hotmail.com Check all projects from: [District 4100] [Tijuana Independencia Rotary Club] [Blanca Cuadras] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: San Diego Downtown Breakfast District: 5340 Primary Contact: Stephen Waterman Email: shw2@cdc.gov Check all projects from: [District 5340] [San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club] [Stephen Waterman] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Tijuana Independencia $100 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of San Diego Downtown Breakfast $6,000 District 5340 DDF $4,000 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $7,000 Total $17,100 Status and Progress Information Completed This project is completed. Project listed for the 2006-07 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #62170. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Mireya Dominguez (Mireya.Dominguez@rotary.org). <19-Jan-07> System Entry Creation of project page. <14-Feb-07> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <15-Mar-07> by Brennan Pate Rotary Foundation is unable to accept application because our club is not current on reporting requirements for IG 51215. Will be resent at a later date. <30-Mar-07> by Brennan Pate App resubmitted on March 16th and TRF acknowledged receipt. <23-Apr-07> by Brennan Pate TRF's Mireya Dominguez requested the following: Budget Items: further information for where the trainings and the workshops taking place, the number of workshops provided and if the 3 year span are for workshops the entire project. Reason for the Rotary Club visits? Conflict of Interest: One of the email addresses for Stephen Waterman is for San Diego County. Ownership and Maintenance. Detail who will own and maintain the item(s)purchased and verify that they will be kept in a secure location. Need further information of Project Concern International. What is their role in this project? <18-May-07> by Brennan Pate Updated application sent to Mireya w/ budget and other changes. <6-Jun-07> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. <12-Mar-08> by Stephen Waterman The Puentes de Esperanza project with support from Rotary is progressing well. 12 patients with drug-resistant TB have been enrolled; 1 has completed treatment successfully, 11 are receiving ongoing treatment and 8 of these patients have converted to negative sputum cultures meaning their treatment appears to be working well. Rotary has contributed to the project so far by providing incentives such as transportation for enrolled patients to come to the TB clinic services. Rotary has also supported the purchase of protective masks for health workers including promotoras who work closely with these patients when they are still infectious. Trainings in infection control and the use of the protective masks have been given 27 individuals involved in the project in Mexico. <29-Oct-08> by Susan Thorning The 12 month interim report is due as of September 30, 2008. Please submit as soon as possible to avoid delay of approval of other pending grants. <30-Oct-08> by Brennan Pate Manuel Felix request that Steve Waterman write an interim report and submit to TRF. The project may be extended up to 3 years. <28-Feb-09> by Mel Gallegos An Interim Report has been sent to the Rotary Foundation and is uploaded on this site. <16-Oct-09> by Mel Gallegos We are in the process of preparing a final report for this Matching Grant. It will be uploaded and sent to TRF as soon as it is ready. <14-Feb-10> by Susan Thorning Your next report is due on March 2, 2010. <19-Mar-10> by Susan Thorning Report submitted February 28, 2010 <30-Mar-10> by Susan Thorning Please confirm that you submitted a report to Diane Lopez at the Rotary Foundation for this grant. Your report due date was March 2, 2010. <9-Apr-10> by Mel Gallegos I have uploaded a current interim report and bank statement. I will send these documents to Disne Lopez at the Rotary Foundation today. <28-Apr-10> by Mel Gallegos The following email was received today. Greetings, and thank you for your email. The report for Matching Grant 62170 has been accepted. The next progress report is due in 12 months and the final report is due 2 months after completion of the report, which ever comes first. Congratulations on the continued sucess of the project. ~ Mireya Morales Humanitarian Grants Coordinator <23-Mar-11> System Entry Grant status changed to "Completed". 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