Seventh Meeting of the Subgroup on Public-Private Mix for TB Care and Control

The seventh meeting of the Subgroup on Public-Private Mix for TB care and control (PPM Subgroup) was held in Lille, France on 23-24 October 2011. The meeting reviewed the significant global, regional and country level progress on PPM expansion, highlighted country approaches to regulate irrational use of TB medicines and discussed how PPM programmes can facilitate introduction and expansion of new diagnostics and new drugs to non-programme care providers. The meeting was well attended by over 50 participants, including representatives of national TB programmes, PPM focal points, partners, donors and the private sector.