The Global Tuberculosis Community Advisory Board (TB CAB) and the Community Research Advisory Group (CRAG) to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC) act in an advisory capacity to institutions conducting TB clinical trials.
The TB CAB and the CRAG promote participation of affected communities in tuberculosis (TB) research and work to ensure that research reflects community needs as well as scientific priorities. In addition, both groups have contributed to the development of guidance materials such as the Good Participatory Practice Guidelines for TB Drug Trials (GPP-TB); published community engagement case studies in both research and access (The evolving role of advocacy in tuberculosis and Engaging communities in tuberculosis research); and a monitoring and evaluation framework for measuring the impact of community engagement.…
