The STOP TB Partnership – Kenya has initiated the process of developing its five – year strategic plan that is expected to guide the partnership towards achieving its key objective of mobilizing a massive movement of organisations committed to the fight against Tuberculosis (TB).
The strategic plan is expected to help Kenya’s STOP TB Partnership define its key activities, the major actors who will be responsible for delivering those actions and the resources required to achieve the partnership’s objectives.
The STOP TB Partnership – Kenya is affiliated to the Global Stop TB Partnership, which was founded in 2001 to serve every person who is vulnerable to TB and ensure that high-quality treatment is available to all who need it.
The Global Partnership is made up of nearly 1,100 partners in more than 100 countries who are committed to the global fight against TB. The partners are drawn from international and technical organisations, government programmes, research and funding agencies, foundations, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), civil society, community groups and the private sector.
STOP TB Partnership – Kenya
One of the components of the Global Stop TB strategy calls for the translation of the strategy at national level. In response to this, the STOP TB Partnership – Kenya was registered in August 2011 under the Societies Act to mobilise a massive movement of organisations with individuals committed to the fight against TB.
The STOP TB Partnership – Kenya is presently led through a secretariat made up of a voluntary alliance of organisations (public, civil society and private/business) committed to collaborate in TB prevention, care and control.
These organisations include the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Disease Unit (NTLD-Unit), Kenya Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (KAPTLD), the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), The Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium (KANCO), Global Business Community (GBC) Health, The World Health Organisation, Tuberculosis Advocacy Consortium (TAC) and patient representative organisations.
The STOP TB Partnership – Kenya is currently hosted by KAPTLD and the secretariat’s functionality is supported by the USAID funded and CHS led Tuberculosis Accelerated Response and Care (TB ARC) activity.
“Membership to the partnership is open to all players from the diverse sectors of the society. “ Says Ms Rose Wandia, who coordinates the activities of the Stop TB secretariat.
“We are looking to leverage on the strong competencies of diverse actors in order to reduce the burden of TB in Kenya. “
Once the strategic plan is in place, the partnership is expected to grow into a vibrant movement able to influence the course of events leading to Tuberculosis elimination in Kenya.