Tuberculosis (Resolution)

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ R E S O L U T I O N REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC COMITE RÉGIONAL DU PACIFIQUE OCCIDENTAL WPR/RC66.R3 15 October 2015 TUBERCULOSIS The Regional Committee, Acknowledging the progress made in the Western Pacific Region to achieve tuberculosis- related Millennium Development Goals and international targets in line with global strategies; Appreciating the political commitment of Member States and the collective efforts of partners to implement the Regional Strategy to Stop Tuberculosis in the Western Pacific (2011–2015) endorsed by the Regional Committee (WPR/RC61.R4) in 2010; Realizing that further effort is needed to ensure universal access to integrated people-centred tuberculosis services, especially for vulnerable groups; Recognizing the need for social and financial protection for patients and their families to address the catastrophic financial burden, stigma and discrimination associated with tuberculosis; Concerned about drug-resistant tuberculosis and the serious regional health security threat it poses; .../ WPR/RC66.R3 page 2 Recognizing the importance of managing co-morbidities for the effective care and control of tuberculosis; Guided by the Global strategy and targets for tuberculosis prevention, care and control after 2015, endorsed by the World Health Assembly (resolution WHA67.1) in May 2014; Noting the renewed commitment of the international community to end the tuberculosis epidemic, expressed in Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Target 3.3), 1. ENDORSES the Regional Framework for Action on Implementation of the End TB Strategy 2016–2020; 2. URGES Member States: (1) to update national strategies, policies, plans and targets for tuberculosis care and control, guided by the Regional Framework for Action on Implementation of the End TB Strategy 2016–2020, by adopting a whole-of-society approach and engaging a wide range of governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders; (2) to establish and strengthen systems to monitor implementation of tuberculosis control efforts, including reliable surveillance systems, as well as mechanisms to monitor catastrophic cost incurred by tuberculosis patients and their families; (3) to mobilize and invest technical and financial resources for establishing and sustaining quality tuberculosis care and control as an essential health system competency; 3. REQUESTS the Regional Director: (1) to disseminate and provide technical support to implement the Regional Framework for Action on Implementation of the End TB Strategy 2016–2020; .../ WPR/RC66.R3 page 3 (2) to promote tuberculosis control as a regional common agenda for which collective actions are needed and to foster collaboration including cross-country cooperation to address tuberculosis among migrants and international travelers; (3) to report periodically on progress in implementing the Regional Framework for Action on Implementation of the End TB Strategy 2016–2020. Sixth meeting, 15 October 2015