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Contribute to the reduction of Tuberculosis (TB) disease burden in the WHO Africa Region through support to all member states to adopt and implement cost-effective TB prevention, treatment, care and support interventions.
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To provide normative guidance and generic tools to member states for intensifying TB prevention and control efforts towards attainment of global, regional and national goals and targets; |
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To provide technical support to countries for accelerating and scaling up implementation of all interventions in the Stop TB strategy; especially strengthening core DOTS services, TB/HIV collaborative interventions, management of drug-resistant TB, and engagement of all care providers in the prevention and control of TB; |
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To support countries in accessing and managing additional resources (including anti-TB medicines and other commodities) from global, regional and national partnerships for the fight against TB; |
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To provide technical support to member states for strengthening procurement & supply management systems and laboratory services and networks. |
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To support member states to strengthen surveillance, monitoring and evaluation systems, assess the burden of TB and establish trends through periodic conduct of TB disease prevalence and tuberculin surveys; |
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To strengthen capacity for the conduct of operational research for evidence-based decision making. |
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