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Mario C. Raviglione, M.D.
Director, Stop TB Department
WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
TB prevention, care and control, 2010-2015:
Framing global and WHO strategic priorities
Stop TB Symposium
"Addressing poverty through quality TB control and research"
3 December 2009, Cancun, Mexico
Achievements by DOTS/Stop TB Strategy:
1995-2007
1. 43 million cases treated
2. 36 million cured
3. Up to 8 million deaths averted compared to non-DOTS
treatment
4. Case fatality rate halved (from 7.6% to 4%)
5. Treatment success rate at its highest ever (87% in 2007)
Innovative action needed in 4 spheres:
"Moving beyond the TB box"
This is
not
enough
TB control
sphere
Health system
sphere
Development
sphere
Research
sphere
Global & WHO strategic priorities
TB sphere
Health system sphere
• Supporting NTPs in coherent pursuit of
Stop TB Strategy
• Supporting all partners in TB and MDRTB prevention, care and control; TB
advocacy; TB monitoring & evaluation
•Emphasizing early and active case
detection to stop transmission
• Eliminating financial barriers
• Overcoming human resources crisis
• Laboratory strengthening
• Drug quality and rational use
• TB/HIV service integration & PAL
• Infection control
• Improving governance, management
and responsiveness
Development sphere
Research sphere
• Social protection; housing & urban
planning; nutrition/food security; migration;
labour
• Refugees; crises response
• Human Rights agenda
• Poverty reduction strategies
• Facilitate TB Research Movement
• Advocate for growth in basic research,
R&D and operational research