Items tagged with Global TB response

Paving the path to TB elimination: WHO Expert Consultation series on criteria and validation governance process (post)

In a concerted effort to advance work towards achieving the long-term goal of eliminating TB, the World Health Organization (WHO) has initiated efforts to support countries during the validation of TB elimination, alongside establishing necessary governance structures to monitor progress.

IJTLD August 2024 issue now online (post)

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) is the official publication of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union).

IJTLD OPEN August 2024 issue now online (post)

The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease released the August 2024 issue of IJTLD OPEN – a fully-compliant, open access journal to enhance the coverage of TB and lung disease.

IJTLD September 2024 issue now online (post)

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) is the official publication of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union).

A successful UN High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance must build on the 2023 UN High-Level Meeting on TB (post)

"No effort to end TB will be successful without a robust AMR response, and no AMR response will be completed without eliminating TB."

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Rebalancing the global battle against tuberculosis (post with simple image)

In view of the present and future requirements of global tuberculosis control, a sustained fight against tuberculosis now needs enhanced investment.

Call for a patient-centered approach to TB diagnostics (post with simple image)

To prioritize an agenda for implementing TB diagnostics that centers upon the patient with TB symptoms and highlights patient well-being and cure.

Point-of-care diagnostics for tuberculosis elimination? (post with simple image)

The projected epidemiological effect of Xpert MTB/RIF might be overestimated, so this fascinating and promising new tool is unlikely to be the magic bullet that paves the way towards tuberculosis elimination.