REGIONAL FOCUS POINTS (SIX REGIONS) - Development of INPUD - TBPeople joint position paper on TB among people who use drugs
Deadline: Wednesday, 23 September 2020

In line with the Memorandum of Understanding, signed between INPUD and TBpeople, the two networks committed to “collaborate on raising the profile of the problem of TB among people who use drugs including the impact of prohibition and systematic discrimination of people who use drug to regard to the promotion of integrated people-centered services for people who use drugs and are affected by TB”. As a first step, the two networks agreed to develop a joint position paper on TB among people who use drugs, which will lay the foundation for future advocacy and programs.

To develop the position paper, a working group (WG) was established consisting of focal points of the two networks, acting as working group co-chairs, and up to eight members of the two networks from among people who use drugs and who are affected by TB (i.e. who have had TB or whose close one(s) had TB). The WG has produced a first draft of the joint position paper. To continue the work on the draft, TBpeople seeks to hire six regional focal points (RFPs), who will support the process of a global consultation by covering the following six regions: European Region (including Eastern Europe and Central Asia); Americas; Middle East and North Africa; Anglophone Africa; Francophone Africa; Asia and Pacific.

The full Terms of Reference for the position can be found here. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, 23 September. For questions please contact Mauro Guarinieri at mauroguarinieri@inpud.net.