{"id":12906,"date":"2025-10-21T08:06:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T08:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/10\/21\/boosting-tb-response-pandemic-preparedness\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T08:06:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T08:06:14","slug":"boosting-tb-response-pandemic-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/10\/21\/boosting-tb-response-pandemic-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Boosting TB Response and Pandemic Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dr. Seema Saifuddin<\/strong>, Coordinator DSTB and DRTB HIV\/AIDS &amp; Malaria and Focal Person for the Common Management Unit at the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination, represented Pakistan at the COPPER &amp; CE SI meeting on securing the future of TB response and pandemic preparedness and response. Her participation highlighted Pakistan&#8217;s commitment to strengthening the TB response while integrating lessons for broader pandemic preparedness.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting brought together partners from across the Asia-Pacific region including ACHIEVE Inc., KHANA Cambodia, Jaringan Indonesia Positif (The Positive Indonesia Network), Association of People Living With HIV-Pakistan, Trisuli Plus Community Action Group (TPCAG) and the Mongolian Anti-Tuberculosis Coalition. Participants exchanged practical experiences and community-led approaches aimed at improving outcomes for people affected by TB and related conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions focused on translating dialogue into actionable policy and program adjustments that support a sustainable TB response and enhance readiness for future public health emergencies. Emphasis was placed on integrating TB services with HIV and malaria programs, strengthening community networks, and ensuring resources reach vulnerable populations in Pakistan and the wider region.<\/p>\n<p>The engagement offered a timely opportunity for collaboration and knowledge sharing, reinforcing how coordinated regional efforts can boost national strategies. Insights from the meeting will inform future programming and policy decisions to ensure a more effective and resilient TB response aligned with pandemic preparedness priorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Seema Saifuddin leads dialogue to strengthen TB response and pandemic preparedness, shaping policy and partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}