In May 2024, the meeting of the "Eurasian Community for Access to Treatment" was held in Istanbul, organized by ITPC EECA jointly with the TB Europe Coalition. The meeting was attended by representatives of national TB programs (NTPs) from the countries of the EECA region, as well as representatives of international and non-governmental organizations.
During the meeting, Dr. Tereza Kasaeva, Director of the WHO Global TB Program, recalled that the EECA region still has the highest burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), and emphasized the importance of introducing innovative oral therapy, as well as the transition to outpatient treatment methods.
The participants also discussed progress in access to modern methods of TB treatment and diagnostics and the adaptation of current WHO recommendations at the country level.
Following the meeting, the participants drafted a communiqué outlining the main areas for further work both in separate countries and in the EECA region as a whole. The document is available at the link:
- In English https://eeca-cat.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Communique-ENG-.pdf
- In Russian https://eeca-cat.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kommyunike-Stambul-Maj-2024.pdf
