World
TB Day 2002
A Year
Long Campaign.....
This year's Stop TB, Fight Poverty campaign outlines our aims:
- Stop the Scandal! TB is the top cause of avoidable death in poor countries. Only one in
four TB patients is treated with DOTS, and the poor are underrepresented in this group.
This is a scandal because we have the strategies to stop it.
- Reach out to the Poor! Poor people and communities have a human right to health.
Effective TB control can change their lives, these poor patients who subsist on less than
US$ 1 a day and suffer disproportionately from the ravages of communicable diseases.
- Reap the Benefits! Communicable diseases—particularly HIV/AIDS, TB and
malaria—are major causes of poverty. Dealing effectively with TB alone can recoup
annual losses equivalent to US$ 12 billion dollars from the lost incomes of poor
communities.
Starting on World TB Day (WTBD) on 24 March 2002, the theme Stop TB, Fight Poverty will
serve as an overarching theme throughout the year. At the global level, activities will
focus on:
- Building the Evidence Base: Research, information and
scientific debate, supported by seminars and workshops leading to recommendations to be
presented in December 2002 - Discussion paper.
- Gathering Public Opinion and Testimonials: An electronic
discussion forum initiated on WTBD to explore specific poverty-related themes throughout
the year.
Stop TB partners are encouraged to mount a sustained campaign to:
- Improve case detection by changing health behaviour and organizing communities;
- Create demand for DOTS services through grassroots participation and communication;
- Reduce TB stigma by supporting TB patients’ and health care workers’ voices.
Links:
- Health and
Development Initiative India
An Invitation to
Apply for Participation in a Project to Assess and Learn from the Record of:
How Well Health, Nutrition, and Population Activities Are Reaching Disadvantaged
Groups.
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