2. Background Nature and function Rationale Opportunities for TB control Partnering process

3. After this session participants will know: 1.The concept of stop TB partnering initiatives at country level (national stop TB partnerships). 2.The rationale of building a national stop TB partnership and its opportunities for TB control 3.The partnering process: exploration, building and maintenance of a national stop TB partnership and the related budget centers; 4.Discuss real-life challenges with participants and share experience.

4. Stop TB Strategy component 5: −empowering people with TB, and communities through partnership. Partnership: −an innovative way to engage in TB control, by taking into account the competencies and comparative advantages of actors that come from different sectors of society and play a role at the level where they can perform better and more effectively.

5. Essentially country-specific, expressing typical cultural and organizational diversity. Depending on the local situation, countries might decide to leverage already existing forms of collaboration/coordination (Interagency Coordination Committee - ICC, Country Coordinating Mechanism - CCM, National TBTEAM) and initiate a national stop tuberculosis (TB) partnership.

7. a voluntary alliance between organizations from different sectors of society who commit to work collaboratively towards TB prevention, care and control where all partners contribute from their core competencies share resources, risks and responsibilities benefit by achieving their own, each other's and the overall partnership goal; Usually strives towards mutual accountability

8. In close collaboration with the NTP, it aims at: −strengthening TB prevention, care and control −according to the NTP plan −to achieve the targets of the Global Plan to Stop TB Its main focuses could be: −Contribute to the implementation of national TB plan −Decided by the partners on a case by case basis

9. 14-fold increase in budget allocated for TB Significant increase in coordination between the NTP and implementing partners resulted in improved quality and accessibility of services A cohesive national movement to stop TB TB gained increasing prominence on the political agenda

10. Enhance coordination and improve services provided by several actors besides the public health system: nongovernmental organizations, faith based organizations, community based organizations and the private sector. Help the country to apply successfully to GF Round 8 and obtain support for all the partnership's activities contributing to the national TB control plan. Today the government accorded to the Ministry of Health the status of 'Sector'.

11. The operational challenges of TB control and the social aspects of the disease demand a joint effort of institutions and civil society. While governments are responsible for ensuring services reach the people in need, different actors (civil society and private/business sector) are often involved in the delivery of service. Governments can recognize and support as part of the public system other actors that institutionally do not belong to the state ("public function of private initiative"). Avoidance of duplication thereby ensuring synergy Higher institutions or levels of the society should support and promote what a lesser form of social organization can do, in order to contribute to the common good of its members (subsidiarity). Engagement of civil society is essential to design, implement and evaluate people-centered health services.

12. National TB programme recognized the existence and contribution of several nongovernmental, faith-based and community based organizations to the delivery of TB control services in the country, particularly in hard-to-reach and disadvantaged districts. Taking into account this effort, the national TB programme decided to support the work of these organizations and actually to delegate some of its supervisory responsibility on health facilities. For this reason, in collaboration with international partners, such as WHO, the national TB programme found a way to apply for external funding through a Partnership's initiative and through the Italian Cooperation. These funds were used to cover the activities of these civil society organizations for more than 4 years.

13. Opportunities for TB control 1.Coordination based on a common strategy and plan 2.Multi-sectoral participation: public, private, civil society (health sector and beyond) 3.Increased access to resources (local/global): financial, technical, human, knowledge, physical and network resources 4.Pro-active leadership 5.Social capital available for other initiatives

14. Partnership for Tuberculosis Care and Control, India Support and strengthen India’s TB control efforts Bring together partners from different sectors across the country on a common platform −non-governmental organizations −community-based organizations −affected communities −the corporate sector −professional bodies −technical agencies −academia Harness the strengths and expertise of different partners in various technical and implementation areas, and empower affected communities, for TB care and Control

15. Philippine Coalition Against Tuberculosis Government actively sought to form a partnership with different sectors: −private doctors to diagnose TB −an NGO to help people get into treatment (intensive phase) −community health workers to support people complete their cure −public health system to provide the medications

16. The Partnering process EXPLORATORY WORKSHOP COREGROUPCOREGROUP FORMAL LAUNCH