On 27 April 2018, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe approved Resolution “Drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe” following presentation of the report by Ukrainian MP Serhii Kiral, Chair of the Parliament Platform to Fight TB. Alliance for Public Health as the focal point of the civil society organizations for working with the Global TB Caucus in Ukraine provides technical support to the Parliament Platform. (Global TB Caucus)
The Global TB Caucus and Olga Klymenko, TB activist who knows about this disease from her own experience, were actively engaged into preparation of Serhii Kiral’s speech.
PACE called the Council of Europe member states to ensure that every tuberculosis patient is effectively diagnosed and has access to affordable treatment and care as well as psychosocial support.
In the official letter of Volodymyr Ariev, head of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE, to Ulana Suprun, Acting Minister of Health of Ukraine on the need to harmonize the national TB regulations with the above-mentioned Resolution, it is stated that “PACE Resolution 2219 “Drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe” contains clear proposals on fighting tuberculosis and should be implemented in the Ukrainian regulatory framework.”
It is expected that the provisions of Resolution 2219 will be discussed in detail at the Parliamentary Hearings on TB to be held in autumn this year. Currently, relevant activities are planned to be carried out in the country to implement the provisions of this document to the national regulatory framework on the response to tuberculosis. The Parliament Platform to Fight TB, the Public Health Center, the Alliance for Public Health and the Partnership “Stop TB. Ukraine” are actively involved in this process.
Here you can find the text of the Resolution which was approved by PACE on 27 April after official presentation of the report.