1. Issues on the current information system
Stop TB, WHO/WPRO

2. Objectives of the WHO TB information system
Understanding the burden of TB
Measure progress in TB control and implementing the DOTS strategy
Increased political awareness
Targeting of resources
Monitoring and Evaluation

3. Data flow

4. Data management  NTP Country Office WPRO WHO/HQ Data collection
Data verification
Data entry
Calculation (notification)
Calculation
(estimates)
Reporting

5. Western Pacific Region targets
2005
100% DOTS coverage
85% cure rate
70% case detection rate
2010
Reduce morbidity by half
Reduce mortality by half

6. Measuring progress (2005 targets)
100% DOTS
85% cure
70% case detection
% population covered by DOTS units
Cohort analysis of treatment outcomes
Notified / Estimated new cases

7. Monitor strategies to address low CDR in the WPR
Improving the quality of laboratory services:
% TB labs with a standardized QA programme
TB and poverty strategy
Indicators of social exclusion? (income, ethnicity, locality and employment status)
Expansion of Public-Private Mix strategy
% cases detected in the private sector
HIV/TB activities
HIV prevalence in TB cases
% TB cases offered VCT services
% newly detected TB cases screened for TB

8. Measuring progress (2010 targets)
Reduce prevalence by half
Reduce mortality by half
Monitor prevalence:
Prevalence surveys
Other sources of data: indirect estimates
Monitor mortality:
Vital Registration system
Surveys
Other sources of data

9. Constraints Simplicity Consistency with time: need to assess trends
Transmission of forms
Clear definitions
Limited number of items
Consistency with time: need to assess trends
Information system useful to NTPs and to partners
New strategies  new indicators