South-East Asia regional technical working group meeting on Tuberculosis, report of the sixth meeting, Male, Republic of Maldives, 12-13 April 2016
Regional Office for South-East Asia, World Health Organization
Abstract
The South-East Asia Regional TB Technical Working Group (TWG) provides guidance to the WHO Secretariat on appropriate strategies and inerventions for TB care and prevention in countries of the Region. The sixth TWG meeting reviewed progress and identified challenges and constraints in implementing activities, based on recommendations of the TWG meeting in 2014, in countries of the Region. It also discussed the new End TB Strategy and the Regional Strategic Plan 2016-2020 to provide guidance on applying revised WHO policies and guidelines for a more comprehensive approach hat addresses specific needs of Member States.