STC is one of the Regional Centres of SAARC working for prevention and control of TB and HIV/AIDS in the Region by coordinating the efforts of the national Tuberculosis Control Programmes (NTPs) and National AIDS Control Programmes (NACPs) of Member States.
TB and HIV/AIDS are serious public health problem in the Region. It is estimated that the next three to five years, 20 to 25 percent of TB cases in some part of the Region would be directly attributed to HIV. In spit of many landmark technical discoveries and long years of partially successful NTPs we could not be able to make a dent in the problem of TB and HIV/AIDS. The STC has initiated efforts to strengthen community participation by involving new partners since 2000.
Partnership with Students (schools/colleges),
Partnership with Media
Partnership with Pharmacists/Druggists,
Partnership with Medical Colleges/Private Sector and
Partnership with Industry workers.
Partnership with Manpower Agency
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of SAARC with other agencies dealing TB and HIV/AIDS issues
The following MoU/MoC will support SAARC TB Centre for implementation of its activities in the Region.
SAARC and CIDA signed a MoC for cooperation in July 1997
SAARC and WHO signed a MoU for cooperation in August 2000
SAARC and UNAIDS signed a MoU for cooperation in April 2004
SAARC and UNFPA signed a MoU for cooperation in June 2004
SAARC-Canada Project
SAARC-Canada Regional TB and HIV/AIDS Project was formulated to strengthen the capacity of the SAARC TB Centre to support Regional and National responses to the TB and HIV/AIDS epidemic. The project started in April 2000 and completed in March 2004, which was designed for 4 years.
