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	WHO > Programmes and projects > Tuberculosis (TB) > Empower people with TB, and communities

Empower people with TB, and communities

Women's TB ward at a District Hospital in Malawi.

LHIL/Jim Mullins

Advocacy, communication and social mobilization
In the context of wide-ranging partnerships for TB control, advocacy, communication and social mobilization (ACSM) are embraced to help build greater commitment to fighting TB.
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Community and patient involvement in TB care and prevention
Community involvement in TB care implies establishing a working partnership between the health sector and the community - the local population, especially the poor, and TB patients, both current and cured.
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Patients' charter for tuberculosis care
The Patients' Charter outlines the rights and responsibilities of people with tuberculosis. It empowers people with the disease and their communities through this knowledge. Initiated and developed by patients from around the world, the Charter makes the relationship with health care providers a mutually beneficial one.
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Download the document in English [pdf 1.01Mb]