Today 13 September 2022, the 7th SA TB conference is kicking off in Durban (South Africa), and the SANAC Civil Society forum is representing!
Our key advocacy messages are clear:
1. Invest in meaningful engagement of TB affected communities and civil society at all levels
2. Make real time TB data available for decision making at all levels
3. Scale up TB preventive therapy with 3HP available for all eligible people including PLHIV and close contacts
4. NDOH to rapidly fund and implement Global Fund TB grant to support the TB Recovery Plan – it has already been delayed by 6 months and must be resolved with the urgency it deserves
5. Implement the multisectoral accountability framework for TB (MAF-TB)