TYPES OF MEMBERS:
Ordinary members:
Founder members and any organization (national or international) subsequently enrolled which subscribes and has the capacity to contribute to the objectives of the Partnership. These are voting members.
Ex officio members:
The Uganda Ministry of Health, represented by the National TB/Leprosy Programme (NTLP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), Country Office. These are non-voting members.
Procedures for proposing new members:
New members shall be proposed by at least two existing members of the partnership. They shall be accepted by consensus during a regular meeting of the partnership and be admitted by a letter signed by the Chair.
Benefits of members:
Members of the USTP shall
share and utilize resources mobilized by the Partnership or made available by other members.
utilize, when necessary, the status of the partnership to facilitate their activities in relation to the TB Control Programme in Uganda.

OFFICERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP:
The Officers of the Partnership shall comprise of Chair, Vice Chair and Executive Secretary.
Election of Officers of the Partnership: The Chair, Vice Chair and Executive Secretary shall be nominated and seconded by 2 members during the Annual General Meeting; their election will be by show of hands and based on a simple majority of members present. The positions shall be held for a term of one year. In order to ensure continuity, the Co-ordinator of the process to form the Partnership will function as Interim Executive Secretary during the first six months of the partnership
Duties of officers of the Partnership:
Duties of the Chair:
S/he shall chair all meetings of the partnership and represent the
Partnership at functions. For the duration of his/her term, s/he
shall function as the spokesperson for the Partnership.
Duties of the Vice Chair:
S/he shall deputize for the Chair.
Duties of the Executive Secretary:
The Executive Secretary shall be responsible for running the
Secretariat of the Partnership (see under7 Secretariat)
Duties of member organizations of the Partnership:
Member organizations shall be expected to:
(i) Mobilize additional resources
(ii) Identify gaps in the fight against TB in Uganda and design and support appropriate interventions.
(iii) Identify other organizations that subscribe to the purpose and objectives of USTP
(iv) Attend meetings and participate in decision making
(v) When appointed, serve as officers of the Partnership.
(vi) Update other members on their activities.

THE SECRETARIAT OF THE PARTNERSHIP:
The Secretariat shall comprise of the Executive Secretary and a Technical/Administrative Officer and any other employee as found necessary in future. The Officers of USTP (as in 6.2 above) will be responsible for identifying the Technical / Administrative Officer and any other employee. WHO will support the recruitment process.
Location: The Secretariat shall be housed in the premises of the WHO Country Office. The relation of the two will be covered by a Memorandum of Understanding between WHO and the Partnership.
Functions:
Co-ordinating function:
The Secretariat shall function as the co-ordinating centre for all business relating to the partnership including:
(i) organizing meetings of the Partnership
(ii) maintaining records of all official transactions
(iii) in collaboration with the Chair, preparing quarterly and annual reports.
(iv) screening of proposals and requests submitted to the Partnership.
(v) Identifying special working groups for specific tasks.
Management functions:
The Secretariat shall be responsible for:
(i) Monitoring and evaluation of the Partnership’s activities
(ii) Developing plans of action
(iii) Management of finances

MEETINGS OF THE PARTNERSHIP:
Types of meetings:
Annual general Meeting (AGM)
Quarterly meetings (one of them shall be the AGM)
Special meetings of Committees and Working groups
Procedures relating to AGM and Quarterly meetings:
Items for the agenda shall be submitted to the Executive Secretary at least two weeks in advance.
Quarterly meetings shall be held only when at least 5 voting members are present.
Decisions made shall conform (not contradict) with overall policies of the NTLP and be made by a simple majority of those present.