Celebrating TB heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2021 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS, adopted by world leaders, commits to end HIV/AIDS and TB by 2030 and reverse the progress lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Stop TB Partnership and USAID launch a new report assessing the governance of National TB Programmes in 22 countries which together account for over 70% of the global TB burden.

The Stop TB Partnership launches the first of two online consultations to inform the development of the new Global Plan to End TB for the period 2023 to 2030.

On this year’s International Nurses Day, the Stop TB Partnership is humbled to pay tribute to nurses and highlight the crucial work they play every single day to support people suffering and in need of diagnosis, treatment, and care due to tuberculosis (TB), COVID-19, and many other diseases.

The Stop TB Partnership New Tools Working Groups and the Stop TB Partnership NGO and Affected Community Board Delegations are co-developing a self-guided online learning course on new TB drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines. The purpose of the course is to build capacity and strengthen the engagement of advocates, including TB-affected communities and civil society, in the TB research and development agenda.

The new Global Plan will cover the period 2023 to 2030 and will specifically identify what resources are needed to end the TB epidemic globally.

The Stop TB Partnership launched the Challenge Facility for Civil Society Round 10.

08 April, Geneva, Switzerland: Good news for all countries wanting to bring rapid molecular testing for tuberculosis (TB) and resistance to rifampicin to peripheral laboratories with minimal infrastructure. The Stop TB Partnership has negotiated global access pricing for Truenat^TM tests, a battery-powered molecular technology that can diagnose TB in one hour as well as test for resistance to the drug rifampicin.

In order to support country programmes, healthcare providers, communities, people affected by TB, and partners during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stop TB Partnership’s External Affairs & Strategic Initiatives team, as part of its Re-imagining TB Care initiative, is organizing a series of Virtual Innovation Spotlights to present and share various digital and health technologies that can be used to: