#EndTB Webinar WHO TB Policy Guidance Outlook for 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) will host a webinar on 16 March 2021 to provide an overview of planned updates to WHO TB policy guidance in 2021, promote an exchange of views on how to effectively address emerging needs of Member States for policy, and deliberate on key actions needed to enhance the implementation and evaluation of global TB policy guidance.

The Global Tuberculosis Programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) has the mandate to develop and disseminate evidence-based policy for tuberculosis (TB) prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care. Regular review of evidence, and assessment of country needs for policy across the cascade of care is part of its core functions. In this regard, WHO is organizing a webinar to share its plan for global TB policy guidance development for 2021, in the context of available research evidence. The webinar will also feature a panel that will debate on conditions necessary for addressing unmet TB policy development needs and on ways countries can rapidly scale up evidence-based interventions.

The webinar will provide an overview of planned updates to WHO TB policy guidance in 2021, promote an exchange of views on how to effectively address emerging needs of Member States for policy; and deliberate on key actions needed to enhance the implementation and evaluation of global TB policy guidance.

A Q&A session will be organized to facilitate a transparent exchange of information and to secure inputs.
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The event will bring together policymakers and program implementers, TB affected communities and their coalitions, CBOs, NGOs and other partner organisations, donor and funding institutions, scientists and research institutes.  
 

Join virtually on 16 March at 13:00 (CET)

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