1. Pursuing high-quality DOTS expansion and enhancement
a. Political commitment with increased and sustained financing
b. Case detection through quality-assured bacteriology
c. Standardized treatment with supervision and patient support
d. An effective drug supply and management system
e. Monitoring and evaluation system, and impact measurement
2. Addressing TB/HIV, MDR-TB and other challenges
– Implement collaborative TB/HIV activities
– Prevent and control MDR-TB
– Address prisoners, refugees, other high-risk groups and special situations
3. Contributing to health system strengthening
– Actively participate in efforts to improve system-wide policy, human resources, financing, management, service delivery and information systems
– Share innovations that strengthen health systems, including the Practical Approach to Lung Health (PAL)
– Adapt innovations from other fields
4. Engaging all care providers
– Public–Public and Public–Private Mix (PPM) approaches
– Implement International Standards for Tuberculosis Care
5. Empowering people with TB, and communities
– Advocacy, communication and social mobilization
– Community participation in TB care
– Patients’ Charter for Tuberculosis Care
6. Enabling and promoting research
– Programme-based operational research
– Research to develop new diagnostics, drugs and vaccines
