1. Sub-Group on ACSM at Country Level Cape Town, South Africa, 5 November 2007 Lana Velebit Stop TB Department World Health Organization Geneva ACSM TOOLS FOR IMPLEMENTERS Implementation: Community Empowerment Guidelines

2. Community Empowerment Guidelines: Process Incorporation of STAG and several other comments Editing New WHO process on producing guidelines Next steps: Copy editing WHO clearance Printing/binding Dissemination: January/February 2008

3. Community Empowerment Guidelines: Implementation Promoting guidelines Training Practical tools for implementation Technical assistance

4. Community Empowerment Guidelines: Implementation Promoting guidelines Explore linkages with other Stop TB strategy components, especially with ACSM (ACSM@CL SG) Guidelines presented at meetings of regional and international relevance (suggestion: SWOT analysis on community empowerment in regional NTP managers' meetings with presentation of guidelines)

5. Community Empowerment Guidelines: Implementation Training Training for eleven Francophone African countries end November; Anglophone scheduled for spring 2008 (suggestion: Training of consultants responsible for follow-up of implementation in priority countries Pool of consultants available to support countries to be identified with Partners Training through TBTEAM Event to discuss this and translate into country-level action?)

6. Community Empowerment Guidelines: Implementation Practical tools for implementation: 'Companion Pieces' to ACSM Handbook Flyer to promote the guidelines Generic training manual in 2008

7. Community Empowerment Guidelines: Implementation Technical assistance TBTEAM, Stop TB Partnership: ensure ongoing support to countries in coordination with Partners (external review missions etc.) Support to Regions in following up several priority countries (criteria: HBC, GF recipient, low CDR) with emphasis on putting recording and reporting systems in place (Suggestion: develop checklist for evaluation for external review missions)

8. Community Empowerment Guidelines: Implementation THANK YOU!