Western Pacific Regional Green Light Committee: progress and way forward

T. Islam; B.J. Marais; N.V. Nhung; C.-Y. Chiang; W.W. Yew; T. Yoshiyama; N.R. Mira; J. van den Broek; R. Lumb; N. Nishikiori; L.B. Reichman

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2015.01.001

International Journal of Infectious Diseases (Mar 2015)

Western Pacific Regional Green Light Committee: progress and way forward

T. Islam,
B.J. Marais,
N.V. Nhung,
C.-Y. Chiang,
W.W. Yew,
T. Yoshiyama,
N.R. Mira,
J. van den Broek,
R. Lumb,
N. Nishikiori,
L.B. Reichman

Affiliations

T. Islam: Stop TB and Leprosy Elimination, Division of Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines
B.J. Marais: Marie Bashir Institute for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Australia
N.V. Nhung: Viet Nam National TB Control Programme, Hanoi, Viet Nam
C.-Y. Chiang: Department of Lung Health and NCDs, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France
W.W. Yew: The Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association, Hong Kong, China
T. Yoshiyama: Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Tokyo, Japan
N.R. Mira: College of Public Health, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
J. van den Broek: KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, Netherlands
R. Lumb: Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia
N. Nishikiori: Stop TB and Leprosy Elimination, Division of Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines
L.B. Reichman: Global Tuberculosis Institute at Rutgers the State University, Newark, New Jersey, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2015.01.001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 32, no. C
pp. 161 – 165

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The Western Pacific Regional Green Light Committee (rGLC WPR) was established in 2011 to promote the rational scale-up of programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (PMDT). We reflect on its achievements, consider the challenges faced, and explore its potential future role. Achievements include the supervision and support of national PMDT action plans, increased local ownership, contextualized guidance, and a strong focus on regional capacity building, as well as a greater awareness of regional challenges. Future rGLC activities should include (1) advocacy for high-level political commitment; (2) monitoring, evaluation, and supervision; (3) technical support and contextualized guidance; and (4) training, capacity building, and operational research. Regional activities require close collaboration with both national and global efforts, and should be an important component of the new Global Drug-resistant TB Initiative.

Published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1201-9712 (Print); 1878-3511 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-infectious-diseases/

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