Global Tuberculosis Programme
The WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme works towards the goal of a world free of TB, with zero deaths, disease and suffering due to the disease. The team’s mission is to lead and guide the global effort to end the TB epidemic through universal access to people-centred prevention and care, multisectoral action and innovation.
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19 August 2024
Key updates to the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis: rapid communication, June 2024
A rapid communication released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Programme has announced upcoming updates to the guidance on the...
The document consolidates two TPPs for TB diagnostics to be carried out at the peripheral level: a newly updated TPP for a rapid test for TB detection...
Paediatric drug optimization (PADO) exercises have been convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) for various diseases, demonstrating their potential...
27 May 2024
Consolidated guidance on tuberculosis data generation and use: module 1: tuberculosis surveillance
Since 1995, WHO has ensured a consistent approach to national, regional and global TB surveillance by providing standardized definitions, forms and registers...
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The Global Tuberculosis Programme (GTB) in the World Health Organization (WHO) established a Global Task Force on TB Impact Measurement in 2006.The TB...
25 June 2024
Policy Brief: Public-Private Mix Data Dashboards for Enhanced Action and Accountability to End TB
The policy brief builds on the implementation of an initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to strengthen PPM monitoring through the development...
16 April 2024
Public notice: Guideline Development Group Meeting on nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for detection...
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Programme (GTB) would like to announce an upcoming Guideline Development Group meeting on the use of NAATs...
19 March 2024
World TB Day 2024: Advocacy and Communication Toolkit
This toolkit contains materials and resources which can be used in the lead-up to and during World TB Day 2024 to support your activities and outreach.