The World Health Organization post-2015 global tuberculosis (TB) strategy [8]
| Vision |
| A world free of TB: zero deaths, disease and suffering due to TB |
| Goal |
| End the global TB epidemic |
| Targets for 2035 |
| 95% reduction in TB deaths (compared with 2015) |
| 90% reduction in TB incidence rate (<10 TB cases per 100 000 population) |
| No affected families facing catastrophic costs due to TB |
| Principles |
| 1) Government stewardship and accountability, with monitoring and evaluation |
| 2) Strong coalition with civil society organisations and communities |
| 3) Protection and promotion of human rights, ethics and equity |
| 4) Adaptation of the strategy and targets at country level, with global collaboration |
| Pillars and components |
| 1) Integrated, patient-centred care and prevention |
| A. Early diagnosis of TB including universal drug susceptibility testing, and systematic screening of contacts and high-risk groups |
| B. Treatment of all people with TB including drug-resistant TB, and patient support |
| C. Collaborative TB/HIV activities and management of comorbidities |
| D. Preventive treatment of persons at high-risk and vaccination against TB |
| 2) Bold policies and supportive systems |
| A. Political commitment with adequate resources for TB care and prevention |
| B. Engagement of communities, civil society organisations and public and private care providers |
| C. Universal health coverage policy and regulatory frameworks for case notification, vital registration, quality and rational use of medicines, and infection control |
| D. Social protection, poverty alleviation and actions on other determinants of TB |
| 3) Intensified research and innovation |
| A. Discovery, development and rapid uptake of new tools, interventions and strategies |
| B. Research to optimise implementation and impact, and promote innovations |