The WHO global task force on TB impact measurement, March 2020

Overview

In June 2006, the Global TB Programme (GTB) in the World Health Organization (WHO) established a Global Task Force on TB Impact Measurement, with the TB monitoring and evaluation (TME) unit in GTB acting as the secretariat.

The Task Force includes a wide range of experts in TB epidemiology, statistics and modelling, representatives from major technical and financial partners and representatives from countries with a high burden of TB. There have been seven full Task Force meetings since its inception and many other meetings on specific topics.

The initial aim of the Task Force was to ensure that WHO’s assessment of whether 2015 global TB targets were achieved was as rigorous, robust and consensus-based as possible. Following publication of this assessment in the 2015 Global TB Report and in the context of The End TB Strategy (2016-2035) and the Sustainable Development Goals (2016-2030), the Task Force reviewed and updated its mandate and strategic areas of work for the post-2015 era in April 2016.