Vision A Tuberculosis-free nation Mission To promote the early detection and treatment of all TB cases in the community and protect the community from the risk of TB transmission Goal 1. To reduce the incidence of TB in Brunei Darussalam by 2015; 2. To continue reducing the prevalence and deaths due to TB by 50% in 2015 compared to the year 2000; 3. Eliminate TB by 2050 Objectives 1. Achieve universal access to quality diagnosis and patient-centred treatment 2. Protect vulnerable populations from TB, TB/HIV, MDR-TB and XDR-TB 3. Expand and strengthen TB/HIV collaborative activities 4. Intensify case-finding amongst identified high-risk population Targets 1. To achieve a cure rate of over 85 % annually 2. Proportion of notified TB cases among children under 14 years of age to less than 2 % of all cases annually 3. To reduce annual HIV prevalence amongst TB patients to less than 2 % by: - Co-trimoxazole Prevention Therapy (CPT) coverage among TB-HIV co-infected patients (100%) - People living with HIV shall receive periodic TB screening (at least 3 times a year) - People living with HIV shall receive Isoniazid Preventative Therapy (as indicated) (100%) Strategy The Global Plan to Stop TB (the Stop TB Strategy) was launched through the "Stop TB Partnership" in 2001. This strategic plan serves as a roadmap for reaching the goals of ensuring access to treatment and cure, protection of vulnerable populations from TB, and a reduction in the social and economic tolls of TB on families, communities, and nations. Components of the Stop TB Strategy are: 1. Pursue high-quality DOTS expansion and enhancement 2. Address TB-HIV, MDR-TB, and the needs of poor and vulnerable populations 3. Contribute to health system strengthening based on primary health care 4. Engage all care providers 5. Empower people with TB, and communities through partnership 6. Enable and promote research
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