LON – Mandiri TB

Completed

LON - Mandiri TB

  • Intervention Area
  • Medan City (North Sumatera), North Jakarta City (DKI Jakarta), Surabaya City (East Java), Makassar City (South Sulawesi)
  • Duration
  • September 2019 – September 2022
  • Funder
  • USAID
In Indonesia’s journey toward TB elimination, fostering self-reliant community systems is key to sustaining progress. Through support from USAID, Yasa Karsa Insani (YKI) implemented the Mandiri TB (Mobilizing Network for Self-Reliance to Fight Tuberculosis) programme to strengthen local capacity for community engagement and resource mobilization within the framework of the National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis (2020–2024). Implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia and Persatuan Karya Dharma Indonesia (PERDHAKI), the initiative empowered civil society organisation and patient organisations in four high-burden cities to mobilize resources and provide support to people with drug-resistant TB (DR-TB).

Mandiri TB promoted multi-stakeholders collaboration through Multi-sectoral Forums (MSFs) that connected government institutions, academia, the private sector, media, and community representatives to advance local TB action. It also equipped patient groups to deliver pre-treatment counselling, monitor treatment adherence, and use the EMPATI mobile application for digital case support. By leveraging the Swakelola Type III mechanism and corporate social responsibility (CSR) partnership, the project strengthened local financing for community-led TB initiatives, ensuring sustainability and ownership.
  • Primary Objective
  • To establish self-reliant community networks capable of mobilizing local resources, strengthening advocacy, and improving DR-TB treatment enrolment and adherence through community-led approaches.

Key Achievements:

  • Established MSFs in all four cities, engaging 26 government agencies, 15 corporations, 31 community organisations, 28 academic institutions, and 10 media outlets.
  • Facilitated the submission of 22 CSR proposals, securing local funding for five initiatives.
  • Produced 188 social media posts and secured 110 media coverages to raise awareness on DR-TB.
  • Trained 420 community cadres. With 37 actively providing pre-treatment counselling.
  • Provided counselling to 84% of DR-TB patients at non-PMDT sites, enrolling 383 patients into treatment.