| Organization name: | Green Light Committee (GLC) Initiative |
| Organization type: | UN System Organization/Specialized Agency |
| Website: | http://www.who.int/tb/challenges/mdr/greenlightcommittee/en/ |
| Description: | The GLC Initiative helps countries gain access to high-quality second-line anti-TB drugs so they can provide treatment for people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in line with the WHO guidelines, the latest scientific evidence and country experiences. The Initiative consists of a secretariat, the Green Light Committee (an expert review and WHO advisory body) and the Global Drug Facility (the drug procurement arm of the Initiative). |
| Contact name: | Fraser Wares |
| Contact email: | wares@who.int |
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| Technical focus area(s): |
Multi- and Extensively Drug Resistant TB (MDR/XDR-TB)
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| Current projects with TB component: | http://www.who.int/tb/challenges/mdr/greenlightcommittee/report_glc_applications_mar2010.pdf |
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| Countries with TB-related work currently underway: |
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Lithuania
Malawi
Mali
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Pakistan
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Republic of Moldova
Republic of Montenegro
Republic of Serbia
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Samoa
Senegal
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Republic of Tanzania
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Viet Nam
Zambia
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| List of countries in which you have offices: |
Switzerland
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| Illustrative list of TA providers and areas of expertise: | |
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| Date created: | 3 May 2010 16:31 |
| Date last modified: | 11 July 2012 10:52 |
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