The WHO Global TB Programme, in collaboration with The Global Fund and Stop TB Partnership, conducted three virtual workshops on the 9th and 10th of November, under the theme “Finding the Missing People with TB Strategic Initiative: Overview of progress and country orientation on the next funding cycle. More than 120 participants attended the meeting”.
During these meetings, participants were oriented on the new modalities of the Strategic Initiative on finding the missing cases for TB. Countries shared experiences and perspectives on challenges, successes and innovations in addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on finding people with TB.
Implementers as well as funding and technical agencies from the 20 focus countries for the new cycle of the Strategic Initiative shared ideas on how best to coordinate and support efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on TB services. Some of the good practices and innovations shared by countries include the use of the weekly TB Situation Room in Zambia to track and address challenges in the diagnosis and notification of TB. The use of Video Observed Treatment (VOT) in Ukraine, and the experience with bidirectional screening for TB and COVID-19 in India. To facilitate more in-depth understanding of these good practices, a dedicated follow-up session was organized, where these practices were described in more detail.
Agenda and presentations are available via the following link: