Stop TB Partnership

October 2003: The Hague, Netherlands

Objectives of the meeting

• Update on progress since the Brazil Coordinating Board meeting, including organizational changes within WHO and the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat, outcomes on the WHO Strategic Technical Advisory Group (STAG);
• Endorse recommendations of the 2nd Ad Hoc Committee on “TB Control Constraints”, advice on related next steps for the Stop TB Partnership and decide on action-steps for the Coordinating Board;
• Review recommendations of the independent evaluation on the Stop TB Partnership and decide on next steps related to the scope, functions, structure and leadership;
• Discuss Workplan and Budget ‘04/’05 of the Stop TB Working Groups and endorse the Partnership Secretariat Workplan and Budget ‘04/’05;
• Discuss mechanisms of financing the Partnership and decide on new and additional resource mobilization activities for the Partnership (incl. GDF)
• Identify mechanisms for closer collaboration with GFATM, specifically related to resource mobilization.

Meeting Documents

• 00 Agenda [.pdf]
• 00 List of Invitees [.pdf]
• 01 Document Index [.pdf]
• 02 Progress Report [.pdf]
• 03 STAG 2003 Final Report [.pdf]
• 04 2nd AdHoc Committee Executive Summary [.pdf]
• 05 2nd AdHoc Committee Way Forward [.pdf]
• 06 Draft Global Fund and Stop TB MOU [.pdf]
• 07 Briefing note on the GFATM and the GDF [.pdf]
• 08 Working Group Recommendations [.pdf]
• 09 Working Groups 2004-2005 Workplans [.xls]
• 10 Secretariat 2004-2005 Workplan and Budget Summary [.pdf]
• 11 Secretariat 2004-2005 Workplan and Budget [.xls]
• 12 Draft Partners Forum Agenda [.pdf]
• 13 2nd Partners Forum Outline [.pdf]