Partnering process: building Elisabetta Minelli, Global Stop TB Partnership Kefas Samson, Stop TB Swaziland Subrat Mohanty, Partnership for Tuberculosis Care and Control, India Wasiq Khan, EMRO Stop TB Partnership

Partnering process EXPLORATORY WORKSHOP COREGROUPCOREGROUP FORMAL LAUNCH

Partnership building component OPERATIONAL PLAN PARTNERING AGREEMENT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

Operational plan What will the partners do? −Identify the areas of work of the national TB plan which can be implemented by certain partners in certain geographic areas OPERATIONAL PLAN circulated for comments to all partners See tool 4

Partnership building components OPERATIONAL PLAN PARTNERING AGREEMENT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

Partnering agreement How do we record our commitment? −Vision, goal and objective −Role and responsibilities of each partner −Governance structure −Operational plan (annex) PARTNERING AGREEMENT circulated for comments to all partners See tool 5

What do we mean by partnering agreement? −A way to record formally the commitment of the partners −Developed and agreed between the parties as equals −Readily re-negotiable −Open-ended −Entered into voluntarily −Not legally binding

Partnership building components OPERATIONAL PLAN PARTNERING AGREEMENT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

Governance structure How are we going to work together? GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE circulated for comments to all partners See tool 6 Structure based on function: objectives, partners' role Governing bodies, secretariat, working groups

Plenary body Partners' Forum Decision-making body Coordinating Board Working Groups Secretariat Governing bodies – An example

Secretariat Basic management structure Facilitate/broker the partnership Ensures continuity of the work Hosted by one of the partners which offers the legal umbrella

Working groups If large number of partners with interest in different areas of work Working groups could focus on the operationalization of the following areas of work: −DOTS expansion −TB/HIV −MDR-TB −ACSM

Budget centres COREGROUPCOREGROUP FORMAL LAUNCH $ $ $ $ $ budget centre

Questions for discussion In your experience, Why would it be important to have a plan of the partnership? Any example. How would you divide roles and responsibilities among the partners? Any example. Do you think it is important to record the commitment of the partners? Any example. What could be the initial structure of the national partnership? Any example.