WHO’s Stop TB Strategy: Progress and Prospects

“In addressing the TB epidemic, including drug-resistant TB and HIV-associated TB, the world faces a human rights and health imperative: universal access to early and effective diagnosis, treatment, and cure for TB disease is essential to save lives and prevent transmission. Guided by the vision of the UN MDG 6 TB-related targets and by the mandate of strengthening health systems within the context of comprehensive universal primary health care for all, WHO must work with countries to implement the Stop TB Strategy and the Global Plan to Stop TB.” WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis, 200