The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria released the first TB Quarterly Update. It will be produced on a quarterly basis to share information on the achievements, tools, guidance, best practices and highlights of the TB Strategic Initiative and other TB-related activities.

The coronavirus crisis has halted decades of progress on TB. But the speed of COVID vaccines shows there can still be hope for advances against neglected diseases.

Approximately one-third of patients with tuberculosis-destroyed lung experienced postoperative complications, with certain subgroups at higher risk, according to new data published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

A newly released policy brief is meant to help better understand the UN Common Position on Ending HIV, TB and Viral Hepatitis through Intersectoral Collaboration, and to present the best practices of civil society for integrated response on TB, HIV and viral hepatitis.

Vietnam is the first country in the world to routinely use an innovative method to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) using stool. The Simple One-Step Stool Method, developed by KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, is implemented in 10 healthcare facilities across the country. ,,This simple and painless test is an important development for diagnosing TB in children under the age of five and people living with HIV. This can save many lives and reduce suffering”, says Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Director of the National Lung Hospital and Head of the Vietnam National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP).  

In patients with tuberculosis (TB), a host 22-gene RNA-based model has been identified that may be predictive of individual treatment durations with antimicrobial therapy, potentially leading to a substantially shorter treatment durations for many patients. This was among the results of an analysis recently published in the European Respiratory Journal.

New Delhi, 26 October 2021-- The Ministers of Health of countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region today committed to renew and accelerate efforts to end tuberculosis, in view of the pandemic disrupting services and leading to increase in TB cases in the already high-burden Region. 

For the second year in a row, the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 19-22 October 2021 under the theme Lung Health for All: Solutions for a New Era. The Union World Conference is world’s largest gathering of clinicians and public health workers, health program managers, policymakers, researchers and advocates working to end the suffering caused by lung disease, with a focus specifically on the challenges faced by low- and lower-middle income populations.

TB Vax ARM launches a campaign calling on G20 governments to fulfil their funding and political commitments to develop new TB vaccines.

The new version of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2021 Global TB Report app is now available for free download in English, French, Spanish and Russian.