The relative importance of DOTS
DOTS Strategy 2005 Prevention starts with cure : New STOP TB Strategy -Development of new medical technologies -Health system strengthening -Pro-poor strategies to enhance access and treatment
Cross sectoral issues
Themes Emerging in MDG6 Poverty Social Determinants Equity and Social Justice Health Systems Primary Health Care with a focus on integration of structures, policy and process
Inconsistent results on TB and poverty Fear of diverting resources from treatment and care Not a public health business Lack of communication between institutions Disease-focused funding mechanisms Addressing social determinants
What are the international community and governments doing? WHO- Report of the Commission on Social Determinants UK Government – Health is Global (From DFID, Department of Health and the Foreign Office) WHO – World Health Report with a focus on Primary Health Care