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ACSM Core Group Meeting 2009
29 November 2009
Omni Hotel Cancun, MexicoThe ACSM Core Group met for a closed meeting on Sunday, 29 November in Cancun to discuss progress made in 2009 and draft a strategic work plan for the Subgroup for 2010. The Core Group decided to prioritize collection of ACSM best practices, increase guidance on monitoring and evaluating ACSM activities and to ensure quality and consistent Technical Assistance by training Component 5 consultants.
Key Documents
Core Group meeting agenda
Official meeting notesACSM Subgroup Meeting 2009
30 November - 1 December 2009
Omni Hotel Cancun, Mexico
The Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) Subgroup held its first meeting since the disbandment of the ACSM Working Group and placement of the Subgroup in the DOTS Expansion Working Group. The two-day meeting, which was held prior to the Union World Conference on Lung Health, was attended by more than 60 participants, including members of the Subgroup as well as other interested parties. During the meeting, participants shared best practices, country-level tools and also approved the Subgroups work plan for 2010 and a revised Terms of Reference.
Key Documents
Subgroup meeting agenda
List of participants
Official meeting notes
Final ACSM Subgroup 2010 Work Plan
Revised Subgroup Terms of ReferencePresentations
Opening plenary
Session 1: Best Practices at Country Level
- ACSM Best Practice Document
- Peru: Ethics and communications in TB: new dialogues between affected persons, civil society and health personnel
- Philippines: Promising practices for community engagement in TB activities in conflict setting
- Ukraine: Strengthening interpersonal communication and counselling skills as a means of reducing treatment default
- Mexico: Community-centered approaches to improve treatment cure and detection rates
Session 2: Collaborating with other groups and initiatives
- Addressing the needs of the vulnerable populations in Romania
- Engagement of the business sector in TB care and control
- Engaging HIV civil society in TB
- Patients- and advocates-led initiatives
Session 3: ACSM Tools
Session 4: Resources for ACSM
- Challenge Facility for Civil Society
- CFCS grant recipient: TB Voice Network
- Global Fund: community system strengthening and dual track financing
- Civil society mobilization in Burkina Faso
- Indonesia - Implementing Global Fund ACSM grant
Session 6: Improving Subgroup engagement and collaboration