Items tagged with TB programs
Adaptation and implementation of WHO’s multisectoral accountability framework to end TB (MAF-TB): best practices (post)
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a compilation of best practices that includes case studies on adaptation and implementation of WHO’s Multisectoral Accountability Framework to end TB (MAF-TB) to support effective collaboration and accountability of governments and stakeholders at the global, regional and country levels to propel progress towards ending the TB epidemic.
365 days of war: Ukrainian HIV/TB response stands strong! (post)
On February 24, 2022, at 5.00 a.m., Russia started its large-scale military offensive on the territory of Ukraine. The shortest month of a year turned out to be the longest bloodshed of a year for Ukrainians and the entire civilized world.
How Myanmar achieved the 2020 milestone of reducing TB disease burden (post)
Myanmar is the only country in the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia Region to achieve the 2020 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals target of 20% reduction of TB incidence from the 2015 baseline. Collaboration of the public and private sectors has played an important role in the efforts to control TB. An increase in government spending on TB, newer diagnostic tools, use of mobile clinics, and making treatment affordable are some of the key elements of Myanmar’s approach to combat TB.
ECDC-WHO/Europe World TB Day webinar (post)
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) will host a webinar on 22 March 2023 to mark World TB Day, 'Measuring progress, moving forward towards Ending TB in Europe and Central Asia'.
WHO: Call for applications for training on national strategic planning for TB (post)
The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a call for applications to expand its global pool of consultants providing technical assistance to National TB Programs throughout the strategic planning process.
WHO applauds Indian leadership on ending TB (post)
30 March 2023, Geneva | On the occasion of World TB Day, the honourable Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi launched multiple initiatives to support India’s ambitious plan to end TB ahead of the global targets. This launch was part of the One World TB Summit, a high-level TB summit convened by the Government of India in collaboration with Stop TB Partnership. The summit was attended by ministers of health and senior government officials from 35 countries and key global partners including the World Health Organization (WHO).
Ukraine’s fight against TB (post)
To mark World TB Day (24 March), EURACTIV talked with two Ukrainians about how Ukrainians are fighting not only Russia’s invasion but also one of the highest incidences of TB cases in the European region - Andriy Klepikov, Executive Director of the Alliance for Public Health, and Anton Basenko, Programme Manager at European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG), Ukrainian civil society representative and TB survivor.
Scaling up evidence-based approaches to TB screening in prisons (post)
A viewpoint, published in The Lancet Public Health, reviewed the evidence base for TB screening and diagnostic strategies in prisons, highlighting promising approaches and knowledge gaps.
WHO applauds Brazil’s leadership in advancing multisectoral engagement towards ending TB (post)
21 April 2023, Geneva | The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the new decree by the President of Brazil, His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the establishment of an Interministerial Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis and other Socially Determined Diseases (CIEDS).
What India must do to end TB conclusively (post)
Clarion calls to end TB by 2025 may add momentum to the fight against the disease but they cannot replace the simultaneous addressal of the remaining gaps in diagnosis, treatment and spread, and boosting the socioeconomic status of India’s poor.
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