The World Health Organization (WHO) Civil Society Task Force on Tuberculosis (CSTF-TB) provides a platform for discussion and exchange with WHO, acting as an advisory body focusing on leveraging engagement with civil society and affected communities at all levels to accelerate progress towards ending TB, in line with WHO End TB Strategy.

The functions of the CSTF-TB are:

1. Bringing the voices and priorities of communities and civil society from the grassroots to the national, regional and global levels, including in the development of WHO norms and standards; 
2. Advising on advancing the implementation of the WHO End TB Strategy and related guidance and policies and contribute to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on promotion of the WHO Guidance on engagement of communities and civil society to end tuberculosis, fostering multisectoral action, and translating the political declaration of the 2023 UN High-Level Meeting on TB into action; 
3. Advising on strengthening collaboration between civil society and communities affected by TB and WHO, national tuberculosis programmes (NTPs) and stakeholders in efforts to end TB;  
4. Providing direction on initiatives to build the capacity of communities and civil society to enhance networking, facilitate sharing of information, knowledge, good practices and innovation, and promote dialogue and consultation on the implementation of WHO’s TB policies and norms through meaningful community engagement; 
5. Advising WHO on advocacy initiatives to increase domestic and donor funding for the TB response at all levels;
6. Providing critical evaluation of community and civil society engagement to end TB at the various level (national, regional and global).
   

Twelve members were selected with inputs from WHO regional offices and an independent selection panel. The members are: Ashna Ashesh, India; Handaa Enkh-Amgalan, Mongolia; Akramul Islam, Bangladesh; Victoria James, Zimbabwe; Yuliia Kalancha, Ukraine; Karina Kielmann, Belgium; Ghulam Qader Qader, Afghanistan; Ida Savadogo, Burkina Faso; Yassen Tcholakov, Canada; Helene-Mari Van der Westhuizen, South Africa; Luan Vo, Viet Nam; Timothy Wafula, Kenya.