Introduction of bedaquiline for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis at country level. Implementation plan

Objective of the implementation plan

The aim of this implementation plan is to assist countries (particularly high MDR-TB burden countries) in the preparation and conduct of necessary activities for the introduction of bedaquiline to ensure that patients in need get access to bedaquiline and are treated in a way that maximizes the benefits for patients and the programme. It provides a logical and comprehensive framework, adaptable to a large diversity of country and programme settings.

The implementation plan includes the following series of five logical steps:

• Step 1: Establishing the framework for the introduction of bedaquiline at country level.
• Step 2: Meeting the minimal requirements for introduction of bedaquiline.
• Step 3: Developing a national plan for introduction of bedaquiline.
• Step 4: Implementing the introduction of bedaquiline.
• Step 5: Generating evidence for scale-up.