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The National Stop TB Partnership in Nepal

The Tuberculosis Control Network (TBCN) in Nepal was formed in 1992, making it one of the oldest country-level partnerships. It was established with the help of Dr TM Shakya, the ex-Director of the National TB Centre and Dr Ian Smith from WHO. After a consultation with all public and private sector partners at the time, TBCN was established to provide a formal forum for policy, planning, strategy development and effective coordination. TBCN meets every four months. TBCN is the main platform for national policy, strategy, planning and guideline development. This forum is also used for coordinating resource mobilization for National TB Programme and its partners. For example, since 2006, TBCN has been the platform for development of Global Fund proposals and other grant applications.

Primary contact
Name: Dr Muhammad Akhtar
Function in the partnership: Chair and Secretariat
Organization: World Health Organization, Nepal Country Office
Email: akhtarm@searo.who.int
More information about the National Stop TB Partnership in Nepal:
  • To find other partners that are currently active in Nepal, you could use the Stop TB Partners' Directory which lists all partners' email addresses and phone numbers as well as a detailed description of their activities. To start collaborating with partners in Nepal, please click here.
  • To read the partnership's questionnaire which gives more detail about the structure, governance and members of the partnership, please click here.
  • To see the presentation from Deepak Raj Giri and Deepa Shree Niraula, two Nepalese actors, during the workshop for national stop TB ambassadors, 5 December 2011, Geneva, please click here. You can also watch one of their productions (This file is 250 MB and may take a long time to load.).
TB in Nepal
  • The current situation and the progress made in TB control in Nepal can be found here. [.pdf]
  • Global Fund grants currently in progress in Nepal can be found here.
  • Technical assistance in Nepal is coordinated through the TB Technical Assistance Mechanism.