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Tuberculosis Strategic Framework
2019-2020
T e Secretariat in partnership with the
AUDA-NEPAD and the Global Fund has de-
veloped a regional tuberculosis (TB) strategic
plan 2019-2024. T e strategy aligns to global
commitments and instruments that support
implementation of programmes aimed at
eliminating tuberculosis as a disease of public
concern by the year 2020.
T e strategy is anchored in the declara-
tion by SADC Heads of State on the elimi-
nation of TB in the SADC region, that
encompasses issues of Tuberculosis in the
Mining sector (TIMS). T is is a key multi-
stakeholder initiative led by the South
Africa Knowledge Hub involving govern-
ment, civil society, development and private tion if the 10 outcomes of the Strategy are
sector partners to combat TB in the mining to be met. Development of an M&E plan is
sector in SADC. underway to monitor implementation of the
Coordination of the initiative is led by strategy, the M&E Plan will be f nalised in
the AUDA-NEPAD and includes represen- 2020.
tatives from the Departments of Health,
Mineral Resources, and Labour, of all par- Malaria collaboration
ticipating Member States. A tripartite agreement in form of a Memo-
randum of Understanding was signed be-
Sexual and Reproductive Health and tween the SADC Secretariat, African
Rights Strategy and Scorecard Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) and the
The SADC Secretariat with technical sup- Roll Back Malaria (RBM) in Niamey, Niger 83
port from the United Nations 2gther 4 in 2019 with the purpose of providing a
SRHR Programme (UNAIDS, UNFPA, framework for collaboration and coopera-
UNICEF and WHO), UNESCO and tion between the parties in matters of com-
SheDecides, have developed the SADC Re- mon interest.
gional Strategy on Sexual, Reproductive T e parties agreed on mutually re-en-
Health and Rights Strategy 2019-2030. forcing the goal of reaching international
T e purpose of the strategy is to provide malaria targets by 2030, as set by African
a policy and programming framework for Heads of State in the “Catalytic Framework
SADC Member States to accelerate the at- to end AIDS and TB and eliminate Malaria
tainment of sexual and reproductive health in Africa by 2030; as well as the Global Tech-
and rights for all people living in the SADC nical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030; and the
region. Sustainable Development Goals.
T e strategy builds on the Programme T e MoU is underpinned by the Wind-
of Action of the International Conference hoek Declaration on Eliminating Malaria in
on Population and Development, the Sus- the SADC Region, signed by SADC Heads of
tainable Development Goals, the Maputo States and Governments in August 2018,
Plan of Action 2016–2030, and the SADC which def ned priority actions requiring ur-
SRH Strategy 2006–2015, informed by the gent attention for the elimination of Malaria
most current thinking on SRHR as def ned in the SADC region.
by the Lancet-Guttmacher Commission on
Accelerating Progress: SRHR for All, and Human Resource for Health Strategy
the Manifesto of the global SheDecides 2019-2030
movement. The SADC Secretariat in partnership with
T e SADC SRHR Scorecard has also the WHO and ILO have developed the
been developed and is a high-level peer re- SADC Human Resource for Health Strate-
view accountability tool to track progress on gic Plan 2020-2030. The Strategy is aimed
implementation of the SADC Regional at facilitating acceleration of progress to-
Strategy for SRHR 2019–2030. It consists of wards achieving the population health ob-
20 key indicators requiring accelerated ac- jectives of Health 2020 and the