Sub-Group on ACSM at Country Level

Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, 5 November 20075 November 2007

Lana Velebit

Stop TB DepartmentWorld Health OrganizationGeneva

Lana Velebit

Stop TB DepartmentWorld Health OrganizationGeneva

ACSM TOOLS FOR IMPLEMENTERSACSM TOOLS FOR IMPLEMENTERSImplementation:Implementation:

Community Empowerment GuidelinesCommunity Empowerment Guidelines

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

Community Empowerment Guidelines:

Implementation

• Promoting guidelines • Training• Practical tools for

implementation• Technical assistance

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)

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?)

Community Empowerment Guidelines:

Implementation

• Practical tools for implementation:

• 'Companion Pieces' to ACSM Handbook

• Flyer to promote the guidelines

• Generic training manual in 2008

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)

Community Empowerment Guidelines:

Implementation

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