Civil society in global TB prevention, care and control
Community-based TB activities are essential for accelerating global progress towards key TB targets. These activities represent a range of activities contributing to TB case notification, treatment adherence and improved outcomes. They also include activities for health promotion including generation of demand for TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment services. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) play a crucial role in implementing community-based TB care activities. CSOs are operationally defined as non-profit organizations that do not belong to the state or the private for profit sectors. They include nongovernmental, faith-based, community-based and patient-based organizations as well as professional associations. Civil society organizations have the comparative advantage of a bidirectional influence on community structures as well as governmental institutions; knowledge and understanding of local circumstances; and flexibility and adaptability towards local situations. Their capacity to function in difficult-to-reach, remote areas and conflict zones offers a unique opportunity for increased early TB case detection and treatment adherence through generating demand for services and scaling up of community-based TB care.
- Transforming the global tuberculosis response through effective engagement of civil society organizations: the role of the World Health Organization. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2011;89:616-618. doi:10.2471/BLT.11.086801. Background. Civil society ... [HTML]
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