RTB will ensure the regional context-specific implementation of the End TB Strategy based on the following key principles, pillars and components:
Globally, progress towards achieving the 2020 targets and milestones of the End TB Strategy, and in meeting the commitments made in the Political declaration of the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on the Fight Against Tuberculosis, has been insufficient – and based on current projections will be too slow to reach the goal of TB elimination by 2030, as stipulated in Target 3.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals. In order to accelerate progress in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, the following issues must be taken into consideration and addressed:
The heterogeneity of countries in the Region requires the use of tailored approaches.
Greater levels of investment in TB prevention and care are needed to address the resource limitations that are currently undermining efforts to achieve TB-related goals and targets.
Strengthening partnerships and collaboration will be key to ensuring the maximum beneficial impact of TB prevention and care efforts.
The strategic interventions and priority actions required to achieve the targets of the End TB Strategy in the Region are elaborated upon in detail in the upcoming Tuberculosis regional action plan for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region 2023–2030.
Sources
The End TB Strategy. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2015.