Tuberculosis and primary health care: synergies and opportunities towards universal health coverage: policy brief

Overview

This policy brief explores the synergies and opportunities that arise from aligning the TB response with the principles of PHC, to jointly advance respective efforts to strengthen PHC and end TB as a public health threat. It is aimed at policy-makers and stakeholders, including health managers, leaders for both PHC and TB programmes, nongovernmental organizations, civil society organizations, affected communities, researchers, donors and technical partners involved at various levels in the health system.

The brief is designed to help those people and organizations to consider and explore the synergies between the PHC approach and the TB response. It seeks to maximize strategic opportunities across health system levers for collaboratively advancing efforts to strengthen PHC and end TB, and it underscores the role of multisectoral action and empowered communities.