PPP – Garment Sector

TB in WorkplaceTB in WorkplaceCollaboration with

Garment Industries

Facts• Garment sector is

large, growing, 2nd

contributor to the economy

• 4,000 Garment Factories

• 2.6 million workers• 90% Female; poor• 14-29 years old;• Mostly Located in

cities;

TB in Workplace - Aim

The overall goal of this initiative is to develop an operational mechanism for effective, sustainable TB control programme in the garment sector in Bangladesh

Project Partners

• 50 Garment factories in three areas of Dhaka

• Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)

• Bangladesh NTP• 3 NGOs

Research Interventions• Formation of working group and

Joint research planning;• Mapping of garment factories;

orientation Training• Establishment of service

Linkages: diagnosis, referral, treatment, follow-up

• Development of guidelines, and tools

• Monitoring and supervision• Advocacy, Communication and

Social Mobilisation (ACSM)

ACSM