As part of the efforts to develop technical capacity for implementing national TB control plans, the Region has proposed an initiative to establish Centers of Excellence in countries with a high burden of TB, which have shown evidence of achieving excellence in specific technical areas, and can function as training and technical resource centres for other countries. This Initiative is envisaged to be country-driven, thus, the need for establishing oversight mechanism by national TB programme managers, with support from international partners.

It is proposed to conduct an informal consultation with national TB programme managers and partners on the establishment of the Centers of Excellence for TB control in the Western Pacific Region and to develop steps towards its implementation.

At the end of the consultation, the participants will have:

(1) discussed perspectives of national TB programmes on the concept and plan to establish Centres of Excellence.

(2) established the Advisory Body for this Initiative and agreed on terms of reference of the Body agreed;

(3) developed concrete steps to implement the Initiative.

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