Lay summary
This project concerns elimination of tuberculosis (TB), which causes a million deaths per year globally. Amongst NZ born TB cases, 49% are Māori, with a rate over five times that of NZ Europeans. We will use: 1) an integrated co-design strategy guided by kaupapa partners in Waikato; 2) Whānau Hauroa Assessment (WHĀ) to assess and provide holistic wellbeing needs; 3) A refined case contact engagement strategy to identify latent TB infection and TB cases in whānau of known TB cases, followed by expanded engagement through social network construction and analyses; 4) quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the intervention; and 5) development of a template design for roll-out to other regions in NZ. This study will build a pathway towards elimination of TB for Māori, creates opportunity for accelerated hauora gain for individuals, their household and wider whānau, and will build human capacity to lead a future elimination strategy.