A global consultation meeting on finding missing TB cases through integrated community based TB service delivery was organized by the Global TB Programme (GTB) of the World Health Organization (WHO), on 11-13 April 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

WHO issues a position statement on the continued use of the shorter MDR-TB regimen following an expedited review of the STREAM Stage 1 preliminary result.

Interactive civil society hearing to be held on 4 June 2018 in preparation for the UN High-Level Meeting on TB.

4 April 2018, New York - The resolution on the scope, modalities, format and organization of the UN High-Level Meeting on TB has just been adopted by the UN General Assembly this afternoon in New York.

The World Health Organization issues recommendations on management of isoniazid-resistant TB.

New Delhi, 14 March 2018: Tracking progress to eliminate tuberculosis, Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region today committed to further intensifying efforts to ensure rapid and concrete progress to End TB by 2030.

Stop TB Partnership and World Health Organization join hands.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Programme convened a webinar on the WHO guideline development process, with a focus on guidelines for the management of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). The webinar was held on 27 February 2018, based on a request from civil society participants at a WHO meeting in January 2018 to discuss the process, format, and dissemination of WHO guidelines. The webinar was attended by more than 60 participants. Tereza Kasaeva, Director of the WHO Global TB Programme, opened the event and welcomed participants. The webinar was moderated by Haileyesus Getahun, Coordinator of TB/HIV and Community Engagement, Global TB Programme.

23 February, Geneva - The World Health Organization and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have released a new guide to help countries strategically and systematically scale-up the engagement of all care providers in TB prevention and care. The Guide to develop a national action plan on Public-Private Mix (PPM) – is a planning document designed to facilitate the integration of strong public-private mix (PPM) components into national TB strategic plans that are the basis for Global Fund proposals and national budgeting processes.

The World Health Organization issues new recommendations calling for accelerated uptake of testing and treatment for TB prevention.