Tuberculosis

Planning and budgeting tool for TB and drug-resistant TB testing

19 January 2022 | Geneva: The Global Laboratory Initiative (GLI), with its secretariat at the World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Programme,…

January 20, 2022

National Strategic Plan to End Tuberculosis in Nepal

National TB Program in Nepal National TB Control Center (NTCC) is one of the centers within the organizational…

December 12, 2021

Compendium of data and evidence-related tools for use in TB planning and programming

Overview Over the past 2 decades, there has been a considerable increase in the number of tools to…

November 3, 2021

Health Ministers commit to renew, accelerate efforts to end TB in South-East Asia

Press release 1770 (WHO SEARO) New Delhi, 26 October 2021 – The Ministers of Health of countries in WHO South-East…

October 26, 2021

Global Tuberculosis Report 2021

Overview Each year, the WHO Global TB Report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic,…

October 15, 2021

Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in more than a decade due to the COVID-19 pandemic

14 October 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the…

October 15, 2021

Global Tuberculosis Symposium 2021

Overview The World Health Organization (WHO) is organizing a special symposium to mark the launch of the 2021…

October 12, 2021

Official UN General Assembly Side Event on progress and multisectoral action towards achieving global targets to End TB

Background: Despite progress over the last decades, TB remains among the leading infectious killers worldwide, claiming nearly 4000…

September 2, 2021

WHO issues rapid communication on updated guidance for the management of TB in children and adolescents

26 August 2021 | Geneva – A rapid communication released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Programme has announced important updates…

August 26, 2021

TB testing in 2020 dropped drastically due to COVID-19

GENEVA – On World Tuberculosis Day, new data shows the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the…

March 27, 2021