The Patients' Charter outlines the Rights and Responsibilities of People
with Tuberculosis. It empowers people with the disease and their
communities through this knowledge. Initiated and developed by patients
from around the world, the Charter makes the relationship with health care
providers a mutually beneficial one.
The Charter sets out the ways in which patients, the community, health
providers, both private and public, and governments can work as partners in
a positive and open relationship with a view to improving tuberculosis care
and enhancing the effectiveness of the health care process. It allows for
all parties to be held more accountable to each other, fostering mutual
interaction and a 'positive partnership'.
Developed in tandem with the International Standards for Tuberculosis Care
(1) to promote a 'patient-centered' approach, the Charter bears in mind the
principles on health and human rights of the United Nations, UNESCO, WHO,
Council of Europe, as well as other local and national charters and
conventions (2).
The Patients Charter for Tuberculosis Care practices the principle of
Greater Involvement of People with TB. This affirms that the empowerment of
people with the disease is the catalyst for effective collaboration with
health providers and authorities, and is essential to victory in the fight
to stop TB. The Patients' Charter, the first global 'patient-powered'
standard for care, is a cooperative tool, forged from common cause, for the
entire TB Community.
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