DOTS Expansion Working Group - Meetings

30 October 2006, La Maison des Polytechniciens, Paris, France

From DOTS to the Stop TB Strategy: Building on Achievements for Future Planning, Meeting of the 22 High Burden Countries and Core Groups of the Stop TB Partnership (by invitation only)

31 October 2006, Palais des Congrès, Paris, France

Symposium of the 37th Union World Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: From DOTS to the Stop TB Strategy: Building on Achievements for Future Planning (open to all)

Objectives of the meeting:

  1. to review progress in scaling up TB control according to the new Stop TB Strategy and the Global Plan to Stop TB, 2006-2015, with a special emphasis on the 22 high TB burden countries;
  2. to discuss major challenges to scaling up TB control according to the new Stop TB Strategy and the Global Plan to Stop TB, 2006-2015, in the 22 high TB burden countries as well as potential solutions to these challenges;
  3. to provide recommendations about how the working groups on implementation should work together at country level; and
  4. to update the TB community on the progress being made by all seven working groups of the Stop TB Partnership.

Expected outcome:

The identification of the main directions needed for the 22 high TB burden countries and Peru and the Working Groups to address the challenges to improve and scale-up TB control according to the Stop TB Strategy at country level.

Meeting Agenda

30 October
31 October

Meeting Participants

Final List of Participants as of 31 October

Meeting Presentations

Online Coverage of 37th Union World Conference on Lung Health from kaisernetwork.org
Joint Meeting of the DOTS Expansion, TB/HIV and DOTS-Plus for MDR-TB Working Groups in Memory of Lisa Véron

Laboratory Strengthening Subgroup of the DOTS Expansion Working Group and Supranational Reference Laboratory Network Meeting

Institut Pasteur, Paris, France 23-24 October 2005

The fourth meeting of the Subgroup on the Laboratory Capacity Strengthening (SLCS) of the DOTS Expansion Working Group and the Supranational Reference Laboratory Network (SRLN) took place in Paris, France from 23-24 October, 2005.

This meeting convened over 40 laboratory experts, partners from eight agencies, as well as representatives from WHO HQ and regional offices. The first day of the meeting focused on general laboratory issues, while the second day concentrated on the drug susceptibility testing. The aim of the meeting was to discuss technical and policy aspects related to improvement of laboratory services in high TB burden and special assistance countries. In addition, the need for strengthening collaboration and coordination with partners involved in TB control efforts was addressed. The work plan for the year 2006 was also discussed and endorsed by the subgroup members. It was clearly indicated that more visibility and resources should be designated to support laboratory work. Number of specific recommendations addressing various technical and policy issues were formulated by the members of the subgroup.

AGENDA

PDF LAB_agenda.pdf

PRESENTATIONS

Day1 - Laboratory Strengthening Meeting
Day2 - Supranational Laboratory Network Meeting

5th DOTS Expansion Working Group Meeting, Paris, France

4th DOTS Expansion Working Group Meeting, The Hague, The Netherlands

  • Logistics
    • Date - 7-8 October 2003
    • Location - The Hague, Netherlands
  • Agenda
  • Invitees
  • Final Report

3rd DOTS Expansion Working Group Meeting, Montreal, Canada

  • Logistics
    • Date - 5-6 October 2002
    • Location - Montreal, Canada
  • Agenda
  • Invitees
  • Final Report

2nd DOTS Expansion Working Group Meeting, Paris, France

  • Logistics
    • Date - 31 October 2001
    • Location - Paris, France