Report of the 15th Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for TB

Overview

In its work on tuberculosis, the World Health Organization (WHO) aims for a world free of TB, and an end to the global TB epidemic by 2035. It seeks to enable universal access to TB prevention and care, guide the global response to threats, and promote innovation. The WHO Secretariat requires regular scientific, technical and strategic advice from its Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis (STAG-TB).

The fifteenth meeting of STAG-TB took place at WHO Headquarters on 15-17 June, 2015. The meeting was organized by the WHO Global TB Programme (HTM/GTB), which provides the Secretariat for STAG-TB.

This is the report of the recommendations made at the meeting by the advisory body and was prepared by the STAG-TB members with support of the WHO Secretariat.