Goal of the End TB Strategy Approach

The goal of the End TB (tuberculosis) strategy is to end the global TB epidemic.

Everyone with TB should have access to the innovative tools and services they need for rapid diagnosis, treatment and care. This is a matter of social justice, fundamental to our goal of universal health coverage. Given the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis, ensuring high-quality and complete care will also benefit global health security.

To succeed, the strategy requires building on the gains made by current programmes while moving beyond to a broader systems response. This includes elevated TB leadership, commitment and collaboration within diverse settings.

To ensure that this goal is met, there is a need to:

1. Achieve universal health coverage and provide complete social protection to empower TB affected individuals
2. Build on the current achievements with optimised use of current tools and development of newer ones to handle the complexities involved. Emergence of better tools from intensified research and development pipeline (see figure below) will be required for:
   • Better diagnostics, including new point-of-care tests
   • Safer, easier and shorter treatment regimens
   • Safer and more effective treatment for latent TB infection
   • Effective pre- and post-exposure vaccines
3. Multi-stakeholder collaboration including private sector and civil society.

Figure: Projected Acceleration in the Decline of Global Tuberculosis Incidence Rates to Target Levels; Source: The End TB Strategy, World Health Organisation, p.5

Resources

• The End TB Strategy, World Health Organisation, 2015.
• Catastrophic Cost under the End TB Strategy, World Health Organisation.

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