Our Vision is a world free from TB.
Our Mission is to address the health, social and economic impact of the global TB epidemic amongst vulnerable and marginalised groups.
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When drugs to cure TB were developed in the 1940’s and 1950’s it was confidently expected that TB would be completely eradicated. Incredibly, in the 21st Century we are now seeing higher levels of TB than ever before and in some parts of the world, such as sub-Saharan Africa, rates of infection are actually increasing.
The situation is so serious that the World Health Organization has declared TB a Global Emergency. Every year approximately 9 million people develop TB and almost 2 million die. Many more people, who die of AIDS, actually lose their lives to TB, the leading cause of death for people who are HIV positive.
Target TB was set up in 2003 in response to the global TB emergency and works in India, Pakistan, East Timor, Zambia, Malawi and Uganda.
Target TB is a member of the UK Coalition to Stop TB - an alliance of UK-based organisations and individuals who share a commitment to fight TB – a preventable and treatable disease that kills 1.7 million people worldwide each year.
Our Key Values are:
We believe everyone has a right to good health; we are committed to equal access to health services for all.
We believe in holistic approaches to TB control which address the health, social and economic impact of the disease as well as challenges relating to TB-HIV co-infection and the emergence of drug resistance.
We are committed to strengthening existing health systems and support National TB Programmes as well as the World Health Organisation’s DOTS approach.
We believe in working with local people to develop locally appropriate responses to improving TB control.
We value the diversity of our partnerships and believe openly sharing information and learning is crucial for developing best practice and scaling up a high quality response to the TB epidemic.
We value and respect the skills, experience and dedication of all our partners, staff and volunteers.
We believe good governance and transparency is vital for ensuring accountability and effectiveness throughout our work.
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