Report of the 6th Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for TB

Overview

WHO recognizes its critical role in supporting urgent national efforts over the coming decade to meet the Millennium Development Goal 6 target of reversing TB incidence and meeting Stop TB targets for 2015 of halving TB prevalence and mortality rates, as well as the target of universal access to HIV treatment and care by 2010. WHO requires ongoing scientific, technical and strategic advice in TB care and control as it further prioritizes its work programme this biennium (2006-2007) and sets its Strategic Objectives from 2008-2013. Therefore, it relies on the ongoing engagement of its Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis (STAG-TB, hereafter referred to as STAG), which was established in 2001.