Political will |
Inclusion of interventions on childhood TB as part of a basic package of care in national strategic plans |
Resource mobilisation to strengthen childhood TB research and programming |
Facilitate involvement of civil society as more than just receivers of care |
Innovation |
Inclusion of children of all ages in basic, clinical and operational research |
Development or adaptation of indicators for data collection and monitoring and evaluating programme performance for childhood TB |
Partnerships |
Integration of TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment into health services providing care to children and their families |
Participation of stakeholders from HIV/AIDS and maternal and child health programmes in TB control efforts |
Involve research institutes, academics, drug regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical industries to move the childhood TB research agenda forward |