TDR, in partnership with the World Health Organization Global TB Program, has developed an interactive web-based toolkit that supports national TB programs and other partners to conduct implementation research designed to evaluate digital technologies for TB care.

To mark World Children’s Day and World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, the World Health Organization conducted an #EndTB webinar on 20 November 2020 to discuss the impact of drug-resistant TB on children, adolescents and their families.

Оn the occasion of World Children's Day and World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, Dr Tereza Kasaeva, Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Program delivered a special message highlighting the challenges of overcoming the drug-resistant TB crisis in children and adolescents.

14 November 2020, Geneva | Tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s top infectious killer claiming 1.4 million lives in 2019. As we mark World Diabetes Day on 14^th November, we need to underscore the role of diabetes as a key driver for TB and a risk factor for poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes in people with diabetes. Diabetes is also associated with a two-fold risk of death during TB treatment and a four-fold risk of TB relapse after treatment completion. Diabetes is associated with a 2-3 times increased risk of TB, including drug resistant TB. Evidence suggests that the risk of TB increases with poorly managed diabetes. Diabetes was the cause of TB in an estimated 350,000 people in 2019 – many of which could have been prevented had diabetes been prevented or well managed. Diabetes and TB place a heavy dual burden on those ill with both diseases.

To mark World Children’s Day and World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, the World Health Organization (WHO) is organizing an #EndTB Webinar on 20 November 2020 to discuss the impact of drug-resistant TB on children, adolescents and their families.

TB treatment can be shortened from six to four months in 80% of children.

UN Secretary-General outlines priority recommendations to accelerate the TB response and reach targets.

The new version of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2020 Global TB Report app is now available for free download in English, French and Russian.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Program is collecting case studies to document innovative approaches and lessons learnt to improve provision of TB services in times of COVID-19. As a first step, WHO invites staff from national TB programs and technical partners engaged in this field to send a short one-page abstract of relevant activities via this form.

Global TB Report 2020: Access to TB services remains a challenge; global targets for prevention and treatment will likely be missed without urgent action and investments.