Report of the 20th Meeting: WHO STRATEGIC AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP FOR TUBERCULOSIS (STAG-TB)

Overview

The World Health Organization (WHO) through its Global Tuberculosis Programme leads and guides the global effort to end the TB epidemic through universal access to people-centred prevention and care, multisectoral action and innovation. Its major functions include: Providing global leadership to end TB through strategy development, political and multisectoral engagement, strengthening review and accountability, advocacy and partnerships, including with civil society; Shaping the TB research and innovation agenda and stimulate the generation, translation and dissemination of knowledge; Developing policy options, norms and standards of TB prevention and care and facilitate their implementation; Providing specialized technical support for Member States and partners, working with WHO regional and country offices, to catalyse change and build sustainable capacity; and, Monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the status of the TB epidemic and progress in financing and implementation of the End TB Strategy.