Sub-group on Childhood TB to be formed in Pakistan in November

Led by the National TB Control Programme (NTP), a sub-group on Childhood Tuberculosis will be established, tentatively by November 2016, as a first step to prioritise and scale up Pakistan's response to what still remains a relatively neglected area. Plans to revisit the guidelines on management of Childhood TB and to conduct a Childhood TB situation analysis are also in the pipeline. Additionally, a package of interventions will have been developed, by June 2017, for delivery of paediatric TB care in public and private sectors alike.