Obtain political will for a sustainable approach to the issue of tuberculosis control in prisons.
Have each country present an Action Plan for TB control in prisons to health, social-welfare/security, and prison officials.
Ensure that action plans to control TB in prisons comply with the DOTS strategy and with the respective national disease-control guidelines.
Obtain support from nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and donors, including special agencies that fund TB control projects in the countries (Global Fund, USAID, CIDA-Canada), to enable compliance with the action plans that have been developed.
Ensure that the ministries of health and prison officials assume joint responsibility for actions to control the problem of TB in prisons.
Establish plans for joint monitoring and evaluation.
Prioritize the IEC (information-education-communciation) plan for TB control in prisons so as to ensure the participation of health and prison staff, persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), their families, and the community.
Promote the exchange of experiences and information among countries through the PAHO Regional Program on Tuberculosis.
Hold a regional meeting every year to evaluate progress made in implementing the action plan.
Site of next meeting: Brazil.

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