To improve DR-TB treatment success rates in Indonesia, USAID’s faith-based local partner, Muhammadiyah, works with Muhammadiyah’s Gombong Hospital to establish DR-TB services. The program provides support to those undergoing DR-TB treatment through family support groups. The groups, through the local village and hospital, help find solutions to treatment completion challenges including management of treatment-related side effects, access to food, transportation assistance, and financial support. This collaboration between the USAID project, the hospital, and the local health office has not only improved care but has strengthened the local healthcare infrastructure and provided hope to those battling DR-TB in Indonesia. USAID support to programs like this have contributed to a 62 percent increase in Indonesia’s DR-TB treatment enrollment from 2021 to 2022, and an 11 percent increase in the country’s DR-TB treatment success rate.
