Calls for Action
Ministries of Health and other public health leaders
- Take decisive action to revive and maintain essential TB services during the COVID-19 pandemic;
- 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, while recognizing their critical contributions in enabling access to TB prevention and care for affected populations including children and adolescents, and in reaching TB targets
- Expand high quality TB services for children and adolescents in a flexible and sustainable manner;
- Empower communities to combat TB related stigma and discrimination.
Health workers
- Advocate for maintaining high quality essential TB services during the COVID pandemic;
- 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 guidance available to you for TB treatment and care services
TB programme managers
- Support and empower health workers to deliver high quality TB services to everyone who needs them;
- Ensure adequate training and up-to date information sharing in TB services for health workers;
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.
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