About
TB STAT (Tuberculosis Scale-Up Testing and Treatment) is a coalition of civil society organizations working to accelerate access to optimal TB diagnostics and treatment globally. As a resource hub, TB STAT synthesizes country-level policy landscapes, guidelines, and expert opinions into actionable advocacy tools, equipping civil society to engage national, regional and global health actors with the evidence needed to ensure equitable access to life-saving TB care.TB STAT operates under the Combat DRTB consortium (funded by Unitaid), led by KELIN, and is developed by the Center for Global Health Policy and Politics (GHPP) at Georgetown University.
Combat DRTB
The Combat DRTB Project is a Unitaid-funded Global South-led consortium working to transform the DRTB response in six high-burden countries: Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Ukraine. The project harnesses the power of civil society and community-driven demand to ensure that biomedical advances in DRTB testing and treatment are affordable, accessible, and delivered as part of a person-centered package of care, with particular attention to key and vulnerable populations.
Working at national, regional, and global levels, the Combat DRTB consortium addresses critical gaps across the DRTB response, from enabling access policy ecosystems and community capacity building to national accountability frameworks and demand generation for comprehensive DRTB care. The consortium is led by KELIN (Africa Hub), the TB Europe Coalition (EECA Hub), and the Center for Global Health Policy and Politics (GHPP) at Georgetown University (Global Impact Hub).
Partners
KELIN: The Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) believes in a world where no one lives in fear or oppression; where all have access to decent standard of healthcare and life; a world where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. To achieve this, we engage in long-term human based approach work, build resilience, respond to health violation situations, and seek to address the root cause of health violations through our advocacy work.
TBEC: The TB Europe Coalition (TBEC) is a regional advocacy network that brings together civil society organizations and activists from across the WHO European Region, which includes countries of Western and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. TBEC’s goal is to strengthen the role of civil society in the regional TB response and to ensure political and financial commitments toward ending TB.
TBEC works in two main directions: first, by supporting civil society organizations and activists in conducting national-level advocacy; and second, by coordinating and implementing evidence-based TB political advocacy at the regional and international levels.
The Center for Global Health Policy & Politics (GHPP) is a cross-campus collaboration between the Georgetown University Law Center and School of Health, working at the intersection of law, political science, and global health. We research how legal and political institutions work at national and international level. And, we explore and address the political determinants of health and support the creation of legal and policy environments that help stop pandemics, expand equity in access to medical technologies, address women’s health and sexual health, tackle inequalities, and save lives.
TB Network Nigeria: The Civil Society for the Eradication of Tuberculosis in Nigeria (TBNETWORK) is a national network of Nigerian civil society organizations (CSOs) dedicated to combating tuberculosis (TB). Founded in 2010, it comprises Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs), and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) all working on TB prevention and mitigation.
TBNETWORK was established to address the need for a unified platform to represent and coordinate the efforts of CSOs working on TB in Nigeria.1 Its formation was the result of collaborative efforts between CSOs and key stakeholders in the Nigerian TB response, with initial support from the USAID/ENHANSE project. A series of meetings in 2009 laid the groundwork for the network, including defining its vision, mission, structure, and overall direction.
Jointed Hands Welfare Organization: Jointed Hands Welfare Organization (JHWO) is a national Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO23/2013) with over 20 years of impactful experience, recognized nationally, regionally, and globally. Inspired by the World HealthOrganization’s (WHO) holistic definition of health as complete physical, mental, and social well-being—not merely the absence of disease—JHWO strives to create a Harm- and Disease-free society. Our efforts are focused on reducing harmful norms, practices, policies, attitudes and behaviour to improve health, social, economic, and safety outcomes.
The Network of TB Champions Kenya is a community-led network that brings together. TB affected communities from all 47 counties of Kenya, with a current membership of over 800 people. The Network engages in community activities through use of lived experiences for advocacy, contribution towards promotion of TB awareness and demand creation for TB services. Through this approach, the Network aims to strengthen identification of people with TB who otherwise would be missing, enhance treatment adherence and improve treatment outcomes.
SMIT: The National Association of Tuberculosis Patients of the Republic of Moldova “SMIT” (Moldova Society against Tuberculosis) emerged as a result of the need to consolidate and protect the rights of people with TB. Members of the association can become people with TB, their families, medical professionals, volunteers who carry out activities for the benefit of the affected community and, of course, any citizen who recognizes and supports the objectives of the Association.
SMIT contributes to the eradication of tuberculosis and other associated diseases in the Republic of Moldova through prevention, direct support for patients and their families, promotion of the right to health and influencing public policies, having as principles equity, inclusion and sustainable partnerships.
TBPeopleUkraine: TBpeopleUkraine is a Kyiv-based civil society organization founded in 2018 by and for people affected by tuberculosis. The organization advocates for the rights of people with TB at the national level in Ukraine and contributes its experience to regional and international platforms across the CEECA region. Its work spans community capacity building, evidence-informed policy advocacy, stigma reduction, and the development of innovative programmatic solutions. Guided by a people-centered approach and a commitment to transparency, CO TBpeopleUkraine works toward a world free of tuberculosis by 2030, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Stop TB Partnership Tajikistan (STBPT): Established in 2014 by 76 people with TB, TB survivors, their relatives, and representatives of civil society organizations and media from across Tajikistan, the Stop TB Partnership Tajikistan is a multi-sector platform dedicated to preventing the spread of TB and ensuring care and support for people, families, and communities affected by the disease. Registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan in 2018, STBPT unites actors from the private sector, civil society, and non-traditional partners including journalists, TB champions, and public figures, all contributing from their core competencies toward ending TB in Tajikistan.
STBPT convenes and represents civil society in national TB policy processes, bridging communities with high-level authorities and serving as a reference group for the National Coordination Committee and national TB Caucus. The partnership advocates for the integration of human rights and gender-responsive principles into TB policies and programs, lobbies for TB mainstreaming across relevant national and subnational sectors, and supports community-driven service delivery. Its work is guided by a vision of a Tajikistan free of TB and a commitment to contributing to the Global Plan to End TB by 2030.