To maximize the use of available resources in the country, it is essential to look beyond the normal scope of the Ministry of Health.

The formation of a National Stop TB Partnership is one way of mobilizing yet untapped human and material resources. A National Partnership to Stop TB is a coalition of partners who jointly contribute to the fight against tuberculosis. All partners agree on the national strategy for TB control that is spearheaded by the Ministry of Health. Each partner brings specific expertise, experience and resources and contributes to the expansion of TB control. The added value of the National partnership is;
better coordination of stakeholders
increased momentum to upgrade TB control
harnessing new inputs from non-traditional partners.

This will constitute a true national response. A number of agencies (bilateral) and non governmental organizations in Uganda both local and international embraced the idea of forming a national partnership with the aim of mounting a unified effort against tuberculosis and complementing the efforts of NTLP to achieve the 2005 targets and sustaining control of the disease subsequently.

ORGANIZATION	WEBSITE/EMAIL
World Health Organization	whouganda.org
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Uganda Ministry of Health as the National TB/Leprosy Programme
CUAMM / Doctors with Africa
German Leprosy and TB Relief Association	dahw.de
Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together Against AIDS
The AIDS Support Organization	tasouganda.org
AIDS/HIV Integrated Model District Programme
JSI-DELIVER
International Committee of the Red Cross	icrc.org
Find Diagnostics	finddiagnostics.org
United States Agency for International Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Italian Association for Solidarity among People
AIDS Information Centre	aicug.org
Uganda People’s Defense Forces Health Services
Uganda Prisons Service
Uganda Police Force
Makerere University Medical School
International Service Volunteers’ Association	whouganda.org
The Uganda Private Medical Practitioners Association
The Italian Cooperation
Population Services International	psi.org
Malaria Consortium	malariaconsortium.org
AISPO	aispo@nsambyahospital.co.ug
THETA	thetaug.org
ORGANIZATION	WEBSITE/EMAIL

Through the mediation of the World Economic Forum (WEF) a number of agencies in business and industry have expressed interest in joining the partnership. The WEF is itself a member of the Global Stop TB Partnership.