1. Types and contribution of health professional associations GROUP 1 Facilitators: Dr Mukadi, FHI and Dr Mukund Uplekar, WHO/HQ

2. Health Professionals who have associations Medical Paediatricians Pulmonologists Microbiologists Public Health Radiologists FBO associations Hospital associations Paramedics / Alternative systems Nurses Laboratory Technicians Pharmacists Traditional Healers Village doctors Alternative medicine practitioners Homeopathy Social workers

3. Health Professional Association contribution Health professional association Currently contributes to TB control or not?: Y / N Examples of countries where it is contributing to TB control Medical Associations In some countries Japan: information given to doctors by NTP through professional's association China: CMA develops guidelines to complement NTP guidelines, undertake training jointly with NTP; Anti-TB Association: deals with TB only; 3 TB related manuals published jointly by NTP, CMA and ATA. Ethiopia: Contribution to development of guidelines – physicians, paediatricians (childhood TB).

4. Health Professional Association contribution Health professional association Currently contributes to TB control or not?: Y / N Examples of countries where it is contributing to TB control Medical In some countries Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal: no official collaboration but many asso. members work within NTP; NTP presents in association meetings (with a focus on relevant specialities) and uses the opportunities for advocacy DRC: NTP has working groups which involve association representatives – medical, nurses, laboratories etc. The Netherlands: Professionals together contribute to national TB policy development, they transfer the information to the association members. General medical associations not involved. Australia: Professionals contribute to policy development and information dissemination. Limited role for generalists.

5. Health Professional Association contribution Health professional association Currently contributes to TB control or not?: Y / N Examples of countries where it is contributing to TB control Traditional healersIn some countriesBurkina Faso, Gambia, Malawi, South Africa PharmacistsIn some countriesCambodia Village doctorsBangladesh Other professional associations – nurses, radiologists etc. Unaware