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The Green Light Committee (GLC) Initiative

The Green Light Committee Initiative

The GLC Initiative helps countries gain access to high-quality second-line anti-TB drugs so they can provide treatment for people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in line with the WHO guidelines, the latest scientific evidence and country experiences. The Initiative consists of a secretariat, the Green Light Committee (an expert review and WHO advisory body) and the Global Drug Facility (the drug procurement arm of the Initiative).

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WHO HAS APPLIED?
GLC project update [pdf 72kb]

Frequently asked questions

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1. What is the Green Light Committee Initiative?

2. What assistance does the Green Light Committee Initiative offer to countries in treating MDR-TB patients?

3. What is the Green Light Committee?

4. What is the application process? How does the Green Light Committee review applications?

5. How does the Committee approve programmes? What are the key success factors for a well-functioning programme?

6. What second-line anti-TB drugs are available for programmes approved by the Committee, and how are drug prices determined?

7. How do programmes approved by the Committee procure second-line anti-TB drugs?

8. What are the lead times for ordering second-line anti-TB drugs?

9. How is the quality of second-line anti-TB drugs assured?

10. What is the WHO Prequalification Programme?

11. What should programmes do if second-line anti-TB drugs are not registered in the country?

12. How can programmes not approved by the Committee purchase second-line anti-TB drugs?

13. How does the Green Light Committee monitor programmes?

14. Whom should programmes contact for assistance?

15. How do the Global Drug Facility, the Green Light Committee, the Global Fund and UNITAID collaborate?

16. How does the Green Light Committee Initiative support Principal Recipients of Global Fund grants with an MDR-TB component?

17. How should Principal Recipients of a Global Fund grant that includes an MDR-TB component proceed?

18. How are services provided by the Green Light Committee Initiative funded?

19. How should UNITAID-funded recipients with an MDR-TB component proceed?

20. How has the Green Light Committee performed?

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Global Drug Facility
Global Drug Facility (GDF)

Global Laboratory Initiative (GLI)
GLC LINKS

October 2009 - Joint newsletter of the TB/HIV and MDR-TB working groups of the Stop TB Partnership
TB/HIV and MDR-TB joint newsletter

Green Light Committee Initiative annual report 2008
GLC annual report

GLC flyer [pdf 910kb]
Information sheet
[pdf 998kb]

Instructions for applying to the Green Light Committee for access to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs [pdf 931kb]
How to apply
English
[pdf 405kb]


Russian
[pdf 506kb]


Fast-track instructions [pdf 78kb]

Second-line drug estimation tool
[xls 314kb]

Book cover
Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis

Procurement manual
[pdf 231kb]

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