Tuberculosis (TB) elimination priority action areas
Priority action areas to reach TB elimination | Global strategy pillars and components |
1. Ensure political commitment, funding and stewardship for planning and essential services of high quality | 1. A–D 2. A–D |
2. Address the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups | 1. A–D 2. B–D |
3. Address special needs of migrants and cross-border issues | 1. A-D 2. B–D |
4. Undertake screening for active TB and LTBI in TB contacts and selected high-risk groups, and provide appropriate treatment | 1. A, D |
5. Optimise the prevention and care of drug-resistant TB | 1. A–D 2. A–D 3. A–B |
6. Ensure continued surveillance, programme monitoring and evaluation and case-based data management | 2. A-C |
7. Invest in research and new tools | 3. A-B |
8. Support global TB prevention, care and control | 1–3 |
LTBI: latent TB infection. Data from [4].