Report of the 13th Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for TB

Overview

WHO recognizes its critical role in supporting national efforts to enable universal access to TB prevention and care, guiding the global response to threats, and promoting innovation. The WHO Secretariat requires regular scientific, technical and strategic advice from its Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis (STAG-TB), to help WHO guide national implementation of the Stop TB Strategy and achievement the Millennium Development Goal 6 target of reversing TB incidence and the Stop TB 2015 targets of halving TB prevalence and mortality. It also seeks advice on the development of post-2015 TB goals, strategy and targets towards a world free of TB.

The thirteenth meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis (STAG-TB) took place at WHO Headquarters on 11-12 June, 2013. The meeting was organized by the WHO Global TB Programme (HTM/GTB) which provides the Secretariat for STAG-TB.