Engaging All Public and Private Care Providers in Tuberculosis Control

Whilst access to treatment for tuberculosis (TB) has increased dramatically in the last ten years, not everyone has the same standard of care opportunities. Every day, thousands of TB patients are exposed to low-quality TB care. This not only causes unnecessary suffering and death, often with high costs for patients, but also damages the reputation of health facilities and health staff.

PPM encompasses diverse strategies such as Public-Private, Public-Public or Private-Private Mix that enable developing partnerships for delivery of TB care in national and local efforts to control TB. This benefi ts all the sick patient, the community, the health care provider, the TB programme, and ultimately, the health of the whole nation.