Calls to Action
General public
- Educate yourself on TB causes, symptoms and prevention.
- If you think you are affected with TB, get tested, get treated and follow the advice of your health care provider
- Don't believe in myths or misinformation
- Stand up against TB stigma and discrimination
Ministries of Health, TB programme managers and other public health leaders
- Allocate sufficient resources to improve the quality of TB diagnosis, prevention, treatment and care services and make them more resilient and sustainable;
- Support and empower health workers to deliver high-quality TB services in line with WHO recommendations, including the new near-point-of-care TB diagnostic guidelines-and ensure their systematic implementation to improve access, quality, and outcomes.
- Empower communities to combat TB related stigma and discrimination.
Health workers
- Incorporate TB into routine health interventions;
- Deliver care that is kind, respectful of human rights and without stigma;
- Ensure you are trained and have the latest WHO guidance available to you for TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care services
Community leaders
- Ensure essential TB services are maintained in the community;
- Support community health workers, including nurses and midwives, to provide essential TB services in line with WHO recommendations
- Combat stigma and discrimination to ensure that everyone feels safe to access TB services;
TB programme managers
- Support and empower health workers to deliver high quality TB services to everyone who needs them in line with WHO recommendations;
- Ensure adequate training and up-to date information sharing for health workers on the latest WHO recommendations on TB services;
Youth
- Advocate for investment of resources, support, care and information to win the fight against TB.
- Sensitize young people, encourage them to become TB advocates.
- Support TB patients in the community with resources and advice.