WAidid suggests the publication 'WHO global consultation brings together communities, nongovernmental and other civil society organizations to ramp up efforts to end TB' because. Why? As Dr Mario Raviglione (Director of WHO’s Global TB Programme) said:” This consultation serves as an impetus to generate greater commitment and action by NGOs and other CSOs to end TB”. The End TB Strategy, adopted by all WHO Member States, serves as a blueprint for countries to reduce TB incidence by 80% and TB deaths by 90% and to eliminate catastrophic costs for TB-affected households by 2030.

SUMMARY:
11 November 2015, ADDIS ABABA : More than 150 participants from 90 community-based, nongovernmental and other civil society organizations, are meeting today with National TB Programmes and partners at a landmark WHO meeting to ramp up efforts to end TB. WHO emphasizes the importance   of communities, NGOs and CSOs in successfully ending TB by integrating community-based TB into the work in primary health care. During the three-day meeting, participants reviewed country experiences and lessons learned from existing community engagement efforts to combat TB. A key outcome of the meeting was a joint roadmap outlining specific actions for NGOs and other CSOs, National TB Programmes and other stakeholders to successfully implement the End TB Strategy.

AUTHOR: WHO, Global TB Programme

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