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Background Document Prepared for the Meeting of the Second ad hoc Committee on the TB Epidemic

This report is the background document of the 2nd ad hoc Committee on the TB epidemic. The committee has reviewed progress in global TB control, examined constraints to improved TB control in high-burden countries, and sought solutions to these constraints through a wide consultative process during 2003. The results of this work are set out in this background document prepared for the meeting of the 2nd ad hoc Committee in September 2003. The document covers fifteen themes, five which were the subject of consultations: widening the partnership, social mobilization and advocacy, primary care providers, health system reform, and human resources.

Author:

Stop TB Partnership

Audiences:

International Agencies, Managers and Supervisors

Topic:

Advocacy/Communications, Program Evaluation, Program Management, Partnership Building

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