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Regional Strategy to Stop TB in the Western Pacific 2011-2015

The Regional Strategy to Stop TB in the Western Pacific 2011-2015 was endorsed by Member States at the 61st Regional Committee Meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia (October 2010), as well as the regional TB Technical Advisory Group and National TB Programmes (July 2010). The Strategy provides guidance and information on new, innovative tools that can help countries write their National TB Strategic Plans and develop sound TB policies. After its first year of implementation and integration into National TB Strategic Plans, countries have made numerous achievements that cut across all 5 Strategy Objectives.

Country achievements after Year 1 of Regional Strategy implementation (Video 06:47)

Regional Strategy Objectives

To promote universal and equitable access to quality TB diagnosis and treatment for all people;
To strengthen TB laboratory capacity;
To scale up the Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB (PMDT);
To expand TB/HIV collaborative activities; and
To strengthen TB programme management capacity supported by sustained political commitment and sufficient financing for TB control.

Regional initiatives and tools

Regional Green Light Committee (rGLC) Western Pacific WHO was selected as a pilot organization for rGLC in the Western Pacific Region
Regional Framework on TB high-risk and vulnerable populations Access WPRO's e-tool for active case-finding targeting and strategy selection
Consultation mechanism for intermediate and low TB burden countries WPRO launched this initiative to engage a group of countries that is often overlooked
TBTEAM WPRO See what TBTEAM is doing in the Region