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Overview of STOP-TB Partnership KOREA

  • 전 세계 국가별 파트너쉽 가입국가 현황(총 26개국)
    • The Stop TB Initiative was established by the decision of a meeting of the First Ad hoc Committee on the Tuberculosis Epidemic, held in London in March 1998 in line with the worldwide prevalence of tuberculosis.
    • In March 2000, the Ministerial Conference on Tuberculosis and Sustainable Development, attended by health ministers from 20 countries of the High Burden Counties of TB, announced the Amsterdam Declaration aimed at establishing a global cooperative system to fight tuberculosis.
    • In consequence, the Stop TB Partnership was officially launched in 2001 with the approval of the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO).
    • Since then, about 1,700 individuals and organizations worldwide have been participating as partners, having established and operated a national-level Stop TB Partnership secretariats in 26 countries, including Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
    • Now, the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat is hosted and administrated by the United Nations Project Procurement Organization (UNOPS), From January 2015, the administration of the WHO Stop TB Partnership was transferred to UNOPS, expanding its status and business area internationally.
    Source: Stop TB Partnership Website

    WHO WE ARE

      The Board

    • - The Stop TB Partnership is directed by the Board, supported by two standing Board Committees: the Executive Committee and the Finance Committee. It has duties: a) to the international TB community to build awareness, facilitate consensus on strategy, and identify key strategic issues affecting TB; and b) to the Secretariat to establish strategic direction, provide guidance and oversight, and approve budgets.

      The Secretariat

    • - The Secretariat is led by the Executive Director, who has a responsibility to guide the development and performance of the Secretariat's work plan and promote the achievement of the goals and decisions of the Board.

      9 Working Groups

    • - The Working Groups offer platforms for communication to inform and promote policies and guidelines, supporting the implementation of the Global Plan to Stop TB. They are collections of individuals from institutes with interest or expertise in a particular area to the Stop TB Partnership who provide inputs on crucial strategic issues for TB internationally.
    • · Global Drug-resistant TB Initiative
    • · End TB Transmission Initiative
    • · TB/HIV Working Group
    • · Global Laboratory Initiative
    • · Child and Adolescent TB Working Group
    • · The Public-Private Mix Working Group
    • · Working Group on New TB Diagnostics
    • · Working Group on New TB Drugs
    • · Working Group on New TB Vaccines
    • Source: Stop TB Partnership Website

    HOW WE WORK

      Vision

    • - To build a TB-free world by making diagnosis, treatment and care available to all who need it.

      Key Objectives

    • · To make people with TB available access to adequate diagnosis, treatment, and cure;
    • · To cease contagion of TB;
    • · To decrease the discriminatory social and economic expenses of TB;
    • · To develop, implement and increase access to new preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic TB tools, products, and strategies; and
    • · To raise the voices of people affected by and with TB and secure significant change through strategic advocacy and communications

      Operational Strategy

    • - The Operational Strategy guides the Secretariat’s works and has three strategic goals and one operational goal.
    • Goal 1 Advocate, catalyze and facilitate sustained collaboration and coordination among partners to achieve the targets under the Global Plan to End TB 2016-2020 and move towards ending TB.
      Goal 2 Support the development, replication and scale-up of innovative approaches (including in the roll-out of new tools) to overcome systemic barriers in the fight against TB.
      Goal 3 Facilitate world-wide, equitable access to TB medicines and diagnostics, including new tools, across public and private sectors.
      Goal 4 Ensure the optimal and efficient functioning of the Secretariat.
    • Source: Stop TB Partnership Website

    WHAT WE DO

      01Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization

    • - Promote activities, ranging from community and civil society to high-level advocacy to enhance public awareness of tuberculosis eradication
    • - Develop messages, provide related information and news, produce and distribute promotional materials, and hold events to develop a global anti-tuberculosis campaign

      02Investment Mechanism

    • - By collecting information on tuberculosis management resources and identifying methods of fund mobilization and priority targets of support, prepare resources for combating tuberculosis:
    • · from the national, regional-level and international funds;
    • · through the specific projects such as TB REACH and GDF; and
    • · through the Secretariat's fundraising activities.

      03Coordination with and Mobilization of Partners

    • - Provide a forum for free discussion between partners by hosting partner forums and coordination committees
    • - Share and align specific project plans and partner-specific roles to achieve common goals and vision
    • - Strengthen the capacities and expand the scope of projects for the constant discovery of partners in the fight against tuberculosis

      04Project Development and Support

    • - Support for projects in developing countries, such as finding and treating patients in TB high-risk countries through TB REACH
    • - Provide technical assistance and capacity building services such as planning procurement and supply mechanism of TB drugs through GDF
    • - Support for national and community-level capacity building, including community-based monitoring, a national anti-tuberculosis platform for strengthening governance, and assessments of human rights and gender barriers through Country and Community Support for Impact (CCS4i)
    • - Support innovative companies developing solutions in the areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, telecare, and telemedicine, and increase access to health care for patients with TB through the Accelerator for Impact (a4i)
    • Source: Stop TB Partnership Website

  • Background and History of Stop TB Partnership KOREA

      Backgrounds

    • - In accordance with the “Global Plan to Stop TB 2001-2005,”the WHO strongly encourages the establishment and operation of the National STOP-TB Partnership to strengthen the global TB control and cooperation system
    • - Since then, 27 countries worldwide, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Canada, have established and operated the National STOP-TB Partnership. In March 2010, Korea was officially registered through the WHO as a cooperative partner at the national level.

      Objectives

      01Establishing a Public-Private Cooperation System for Effective Patient Management for the Vulnerable of Tuberculosis

    • - Today, as more than 90% of tuberculosis patient management in Korea has been managed through the private sector rather than the public sector, it is greatly important to establish a public and private cooperation system for effective TB　patient management.
    • - In particular, for those vulnerable to tuberculosis, such as foreigners and the homeless, it is essential to build a cooperative system for civil society and related organizations since it is not easy to find and manage patients effectively with the existing tuberculosis management system.

      02Securing Social Resources to Fight Tuberculosis at Home and Abroad through STOP-TB Partnership Network

    • - By developing various cooperative partners in the private sector and securing social resources for TB eradication at home and abroad, the blind spots in national tuberculosis management, where the national budget has not been inputted yet, can be effectively supplemented.

      03Reinforcing Korea's Role and Elevating Its Status for End-TB

    • - The STOP-TB Partnership KOREA has increased domestic and international interest in TB eradication through the first “STOP-TB Partnership East Asia Forum,”co-hosted by the WHO in 2012 and the“Role of Korea for End TB”co-hosted by the Global Fund in 2016.
    • - Due to the increasing interest and expectations in the international community for Korea's role in fighting global tuberculosis, various cooperation projects are required to be developed and promoted through the establishment of a close cooperation system among the countries joining the Stop TB Partnership.

    Progress of the STOP-TB Partnership Korea

    • Operation and Management

    • - The STOP-TB Partnership KOREA has been working with domestic and international partners to strengthen Korea's role and elevate its status in achieving the End-TB targets and supporting the vulnerable in the blind spot of tuberculosis management in Korea.

      01Creating Social Consensus and Securing Resources to Fight Tuberculosis

    • - Seeking partners, establishing and operating a cooperative network to support national tuberculosis management
    • - Providing a forum for discussions and mutual exchange of views by operating consultative bodies in each field and having meetings and joint discussions with partners
    • - Creating Online/off-line TB eradication campaigns aiming at the public and promoting high-level advocacy and anti-tuberculosis awareness activities

      02Supporting TB Patients, TB Medical Staff and Researchers, and Partners' TB Eradication Activities

    • - Supporting public relations, education, screening and testing for the vulnerable to tuberculosis, such as foreign workers and the homeless
    • - Developing and operating support programs for treatment and management of the vulnerable with TB, and transferring them to the related institutions for treatment
    • - Conducting activities to support TB medical staff and researchers, including the Tuberculosis Research Award

      03Cooperating with International Community and Support for Countries with High Tuberculosis Burden to Achieve the END-TB

    • - Interacting and cooperating with TB-related international organizations, including the STOP-TB Partnership, and the Global TB Caucus, as well as individuals such as TB managers in developing countries and TB researchers
    • - Organizing and hosting international academic events such as the Asia Forum on Tuberculosis and the STOP-TB Symposium
    • - Supporting the operation of international cooperation projects in countries with high burden of tuberculosis, such as Mongolia, Cambodia and Vietnam
  • SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS : 3. GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEIN


    - As the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ended in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030, new human development goals, were approved by the UN General Assembly.

    - The WHO and STOP-TB Partnership have established and announced the "End-TB" strategy to ultimately combat tuberculosis on Earth by 2035 in the context of SDGs Goal 3. Good Health and Well-Being.




    "End-TB" Strategy (2016~2035)


    END TB 전략
    MILESTONES TARGETS
    2020 2025 SDG END TB
    2030 2035
    Reduction in number of TB deaths
    compared with 2015(%)    		 35% 75% 90% 95%
    Reduction in TB incidence rate
    compared with 2015(%)    		 20%
    (85 per 100,000)     		50%
    (55 per 100,000)     		80%
    (20 per 100,000)     		90%
    (10 per 100,000)
    TB-affected families facing
    catastrophic costs due to TB(%)    		 0% 0% 0% 0%


    • The strategy includes the targets of reducing TB deaths by 95%, TB incidence by 90%, and TB-affected families facing catastrophic costs due to TB by 0% by 2035, which is based on the following four principles:
    • 1) government stewardship and accountability, with monitoring and evaluation;
    • 2) building a strong coalition with civil society and communities;
    • 3) protecting and promoting human rights, ethics and equity; and
    • 4) adaptation of the strategy and targets at country level, with global collaboration.
    • Source: The End TB Strategy (2015)