Types and contribution of health professional associations GROUP

Types and contribution of health professional associations GROUP 1 Facilitators: Dr Mukadi, FHI and Dr Mukund Uplekar, WHO/HQ

Health Professionals who have associations Medical Paramedics / Alternative systems • • • • Medical Paediatricians Pulmonologists Microbiologists Public Health Radiologists FBO associations Hospital associations Nurses Laboratory Technicians Pharmacists Traditional Healers Village doctors Alternative medicine practitioners • Homeopathy • Social workers

Health Professional Association contribution Health professional association Currently contributes to Examples of countries TB control or not? : where it is contributing to Y/N TB control Medical Associations In some countries Japan: information given to doctors by NTP through professional's association China: CMA develops guidelines to complement NTP guidelines, undertake training jointly with NTP; Anti-TB Association: deals with TB only; 3 TB related manuals published jointly by NTP, CMA and ATA. Ethiopia: Contribution to development of guidelines – physicians, paediatricians (childhood TB).

Health Professional Association contribution Health professional association Currently contributes to TB control or not? : Y / N Examples of countries where it is contributing to TB control Medical In some countries Cambodia, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal: no official collaboration but many asso. members work within NTP; NTP presents in association meetings (with a focus on relevant specialities) and uses the opportunities for advocacy DRC: NTP has working groups which involve association representatives – medical, nurses, laboratories etc. The Netherlands: Professionals together contribute to national TB policy development, they transfer the information to the association members. General medical associations not involved. Australia: Professionals contribute to policy development and information dissemination. Limited role for generalists.

Health Professional Association contribution Health professional association Currently contributes to Examples of countries TB control or not? : where it is contributing to Y/N TB control Traditional healers In some countries Burkina Faso, Gambia, Malawi, South Africa Pharmacists In some countries Cambodia Village doctors Bangladesh Other professional Unaware associations – nurses, radiologists etc. Unaware