Operationalization of the Multisectoral Accountability Framework to accelerate progress to end the Tuberculosis epidemic (MAF-TB) within regional and national contexts of eastern Europe and central Asian countries of the WHO European Region: consultation report 2021
Abstract
The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is exacerbated by specific social and economic factors within the broader determinants of health, known as the social determinants of health. Poverty, food insecurity, and poor living and working conditions, among others, affect how people become infected, develop TB and cope with the hardships of treatment, and influence the health outcomes they face. The social determinants of TB cannot be influenced by the health system alone: firm political commitment is also required to pursue health equity through increasing access to opportunities and conditions conducive to health for all people, no matter who they are and where they live. To leverage political commitment, strong multisectoral collaboration and an accountability system are needed to support vulnerable individuals and groups who are disproportionally affected by TB. The importance of a multisectoral approach has been a cross-cutting theme in political commitments to end TB since the development of the WHO End TB Strategy, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, to guide accelerated action from 2016. At the request of Member States, WHO developed the Multisectoral accountability framework to end TB by 2030 (MAF-TB) that encourages a multisectoral response in the fight against TB through addressing its social determinants. Between November and December 2020, a round of consultations was conducted with regional stakeholders in TB (technical agencies, donors, civil society and communities affected by TB) to co-create a vision for MAF-TB operationalization in countries of eastern Europe and central Asia. This report outlines the outcomes of this consultation.Citation
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. (2022). Operationalization of the Multisectoral Accountability Framework to accelerate progress to end the Tuberculosis epidemic (MAF-TB) within regional and national contexts of eastern Europe and central Asian countries of the WHO European Region: consultation report 2021. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/353413. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO