RESIST-TB released its September 2021 newsletter with the latest research publications on drug-resistant TB.

Less than half of required funding has been provided globally with dramatic consequences as hundreds of thousands more die from TB.

27 September 2021 | Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has established a new technical advisory group that will advise on TB diagnostic tools and strategies, and complement the WHO guideline development process.

On the sidelines of this year’s United Nations General Assembly, TB affected communities and civil society organizations held two events to push for greater accountability in TB.

On 24 September 2021, the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization co-hosted a special UN General Assembly virtual side event to review progress towards reaching global TB targets, advance multisectoral action and accountability, and discuss preparations for the 2023 UN High-Level Meeting on TB.

Respiratory diseases a leading cause of death worldwide, despite being preventable and economical to treat.

Researchers are devising a quicker and cheaper way to diagnose tuberculosis — and it’s based on how your skin smells.

Among individuals with HIV infection currently taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), self-administered preventive tuberculosis (TB) therapy with a 3-month course of rifapentine and isoniazid was found to be associated with a significantly increased rate of treatment completion compared with a 6-month course of isoniazid alone, according to results of a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Global TB Program will conduct a post-graduate course on the latest WHO TB guidelines and recommendations on prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and care of TB. The course is organized as part of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health on 28 September 2021.

On the occasion of the third anniversary of the first-ever UN High-Level Meeting on TB, 26 September, the TB Europe Coalition issued a statement underling the value of civil society and TB affected communities role in the TB response and calling on governments to create a favorable environment for their meaningful engagement.