Tuberculosis

19 January 2022 | Geneva: The Global Laboratory Initiative (GLI), with its secretariat at the World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Programme, is pleased to release a Planning and Budgeting Tool for TB and …

National TB Program in Nepal National TB Control Center (NTCC) is one of the centers within the organizational structure of the Ministry of Health and Population, and is the focal …

Overview Over the past 2 decades, there has been a considerable increase in the number of tools to generate, analyse and use data and evidence, to support discussion and decision-making …

Press release 1770 (WHO SEARO) New Delhi, 26 October 2021 – The Ministers of Health of countries in WHO South-East Asia Region today committed to renew and accelerate efforts to end tuberculosis, …

Overview Each year, the WHO Global TB Report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at …

14 October 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to …

Overview The World Health Organization (WHO) is organizing a special symposium to mark the launch of the 2021 Global Tuberculosis Report. The symposium will also showcase the work undertaken by …

Background: Despite progress over the last decades, TB remains among the leading infectious killers worldwide, claiming nearly 4000 lives a day. To accelerate action to end TB, Heads of State …

26 August 2021 | Geneva – A rapid communication released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Programme has announced important updates to guidance on the management of tuberculosis (TB) in children and adolescents. …

GENEVA – On World Tuberculosis Day, new data shows the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the fight against another deadly airborne disease: tuberculosis. Global Fund surveys in 13 …