They are great partners to support the country and the national TB program to meet and achieve the national TB targets and find the people who are missing TB services once they are funded, empowered and meaningfully engaged in the national TB response. [...] Choub So”k Chamreun, Executive Director, KHANA, Cambodia “ Yes, we can end TB in Chad because the engagement of the Government of Chad to provide an annual grant to the National TB Program and the efforts of the government and its partners will ensure that the services are available free of charge in all functional hospitals. [...] It builds on the work carried out by many high TB burden countries in the wake of COVID-19 and reflects the increased engagement of people affected by TB, communities and civil society The Global Fund in the goal of ending the disease. [...] Eliud Wandwalo, Head of TB at the Global Fund, shared a similar message in this article published by Geneva Solutions, stressing that “one of the best ways to prepare for future pandemics is to turbocharge the fight against tuberculosis and stop considering it the “pandemic of the poor.”” Efforts to mark the World TB The Global Fund Day also included spotlights on the courageous stories of doctors. [...] Ashley Gilbertson / VII Photo About the TB Strategic Initiative The TB Strategic Initiative, funded by the Global Fund and implemented by the Stop TB Partnership (Stop TB) and the World Health Organization (WHO), has been working with national TB programs and partners since 2018 to stop the spread of TB and reach the global goal adopted by world leaders to end TB by 2030.
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