Operational challenges of implementing community therapeutic care (2005)
Date: 28th February to 2nd March, 2005
Venue: Washington D.C.
Convenors: AED, FANTA, Save the Children US, Concern Worldwide and Valid International
Summary
In response to a growing number of agencies and governments implementing Community Therapeutic Care (CTC) the convenors organised and international workshop to:
- Identify issues and challenges in implementation, integration and scaling up of CTC programming and
- Discuss mechanisms to ensure quality control over CTC programming
The workshop was held at the American Red Cross’s national headquarters in Washington D.C. on February 28th to March 2nd 2005. Participants included representatives of a broad cross-section of organisations including U.S. and European NGOs, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Ethiopian and Malawian MoHs, the World Health Organisation (WHO), academia and the private sector.
Eight sessions were held over the two days, with presentations and discussions focused on the operational challenges of implementing CTC in a variety of local contexts. Outcomes of the workshop are summarised in the meeting report.
Meeting report
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Reference this page
Chloe Angood (2014). Operational challenges of implementing community therapeutic care (2005). www.ennonline.net/ourwork/othermeetings/ctc2005