The World Health Organization releases updated Target Regimen Profiles for TB treatment and new Target Product Profiles for tests for TB treatment monitoring and optimization.

The World Health Organization releases the first policy brief on TB-associated disability, presenting the current perspectives on the issue and approaches to mitigating the impact of these disabilities on health-related quality of life.

The World Health Organization (WHO) will host a webinar on 3 November 2023 to launch an operational handbook and an e-course on TB and mental health conditions.

The Global Tuberculosis Programme in collaboration with the WHO Academy is pleased to announce the launch of the e-course, Harnessing the power of routine health facility data: Tuberculosis.

16 October 2023 | Geneva -- WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Programme is pleased to announce the update and release of ScreenTB (screentb.org) - a web-based tool designed to assist countries in prioritizing risk groups for screening, as well as  in developing screening and prevention approaches tailored to country contexts.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Program is providing secretariat support to the TB vaccine accelerator council, which was recently established to facilitate the development, licensing and use of safe TB vaccines that are impactful in halting the TB epidemic. Civil society representatives with relevant expertise and experience are invited to respond to a call for expression of interest to be engaged in the leadership group of the Council. The deadline to apply is 18 October 2023.

The World Health Organization (WHO) will host a webinar on 13 October 2023 to present the new Guidance on engagement of communities and civil society to end TB which aims to strengthen collaboration and leverage capacities of communities and civil society in line with the End TB Strategy.

20 September 2023 | New York The World Health Organization (WHO) has released Operational guidance for countries to support the  adaptation and implementation of the Multisectoral Accountability Framework to end TB (MAF-TB). It provides practical advice on key approaches and interventions needed to establish the MAF-TB at the national and local levels with concrete country examples and best practices.

World leaders at the UN High-Level Meeting on TB have approved a Political Declaration with ambitious new targets for the next five years to advance the global efforts towards ending the TB epidemic.

The World Health Organization (WHO) provided the latest logistical information regarding the upcoming UN High-Level Meeting on TB to be held on 22 September 2023 in New York City. It can be accessed here together with various advocacy materials.