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Brief History

Brief History. TB & Poverty Current Core Group Membership:. Felix Salaniponi Karen Bissell Karam Shah Peter Gondrie Diana Weil Bertie Squire Mushtaque Chowdhury Valerie Diaz. Bertha Nhlema Vishnu Kaminemi Abdul Ghazala Maarten Van Cleef Knut Lonnroth Rachael Thomson Faruq Ahmed.

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Brief History

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  1. Brief History

  2. TB & Poverty Current Core Group Membership: • Felix Salaniponi • Karen Bissell • Karam Shah • Peter Gondrie • Diana Weil • Bertie Squire • Mushtaque Chowdhury • Valerie Diaz • Bertha Nhlema • Vishnu Kaminemi • Abdul Ghazala • Maarten Van Cleef • Knut Lonnroth • Rachael Thomson • Faruq Ahmed

  3. The Seven STOP TB Working Groups provide a focus for coordinated action. Each of the Working Groups have independent governance mechanisms, but are working under the umbrella of the Stop TB Partnership TB & Poverty

  4. Objectives of Sub-Group / Network for Action on TB & Poverty • To assist with mainstreaming pro-poor approaches in implementation of TB control • To foster research to inform operations and policy on TB and Poverty • To advocate for pro-poor approaches in TB control • To initiate and maintain effective linkages with other pro-poor initiatives

  5. TB & Poverty: Are We Doing Enough? Objectives • Reach a common understanding of the concept of poverty (including measurement and indicators) • Reflect on the Global Plan to STOP-TB; does it address poverty enough? (including the expanded DOTS strategy) • Reflect on experience from the field including voices from affected people • Map out a way forward for addressing poverty in TB control

  6. To assist with mainstreaming pro-poor approaches • 1. Establish the profile of poor and vulnerable groups • 2. Assess the barriers to accessing TB services faced by the poor and vulnerable • 3. Take action to overcome barriers to access • 4. Work with situations and population groups requiring special consideration • 5. Harness resources for pro-poor TB services • 6. Assess the pro-poor performance of TB control and the impact of pro-poor measures by • WHO/HTM/TB/2005.352 • May 2005

  7. To foster research to inform operations and policy NB in China This figure is 12-40%, but perception Is 46% - 160%

  8. To advocate for pro-poor approaches in TB Control • Inclusion of poverty in:- • GP2 • See section 4.3 + Box 5 in Part 1 • See specific targets in DEWG strategic plan • 2010 – capacity to monitor extent to which poor are included • 2015 – capacity to demonstrate contribution made to poverty alleviation • International Standard of Care • 36th Union Annual Conference:- • TB & Poverty Symposium (21st Oct) • Plenary by Helene Gayle (20th Oct)

  9. To initiate and maintain effective linkages with other pro-poor initiatives • Joint work between Sub-Group Secretariat and EQUINET (Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa) • PPM • Laboratory sub-group

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