The World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Program has initiated a process to update the consolidated guidelines on the treatment of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). The WHO Global TB Program is seeking support from independent researchers, academic institutions or other entities with relevant expertise and experience in systematic review and statistical analysis to perform the synthesis and analysis of the available data on new DR-TB treatment regimens for the guideline update.

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a special edition of its newsletter in commemoration of World TB Day, 24 March, highlighting #EndTB messages and statements from global leaders, video recordings of conducted events, released materials and documents, and other related news and updates from the organization.

An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received care for TB in 2020 than in 2019 - a reduction of 21% from 2019, according to preliminary data compiled by the World Health Organization.

16 March 2021, Geneva | The World Health Organization Global Tuberculosis Programme has initiated a process for the establishment of Global individual patient data platform for drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment (DR-TB IPD). The DR-TB IPD is a shared platform and collaborative initiative to generate reliable evidence on drug-resistant TB treatment to inform future TB treatment guidelines and be available for researchers to analyse. The purpose of the DR-TB IPD is to facilitate pooling of individual patient data issued from researchers, local or national databases in the context of drug-resistant TB treatment and facilitate policy update, development and public health research. It will be supported by the WHO Global TB Programme and maintained by the selected Data Curator. Data Curator is the entity in charge of maintenance, curation and hosting of the DR-TB IPD.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is organizing a special virtual talk show to commemorate World TB Day on 24 March at 13:00H CET. This will put the spotlight on TB in the midst of the ongoing COVID crisis.

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To commemorate the International Women's Day, 8 March 2021, the World Health Organization and the Global Coalition of TB Activists conducted a webinar, #ChooseToChallenge: A Gender-Sensitive & Equitable Response to End TB.

The World Health Organization (WHO) will host a webinar on 16 March 2021 to provide an overview of planned updates to WHO TB policy guidance in 2021, promote an exchange of views on how to effectively address emerging needs of Member States for policy, and deliberate on key actions needed to enhance the implementation and evaluation of global TB policy guidance.

The World Health Organization (WHO) 2020 Global TB Report app is now available for free download in Spanish. The app is also available in English, French and Russian.

To mark International Women’s Day, the World Health Organization and the Global Coalition of TB Activists will host a webinar on 8 March 2021, #ChooseToChallenge: A Gender-Sensitive & Equitable Response to End TB. It will explore barriers and will envisage solutions for seeking equitable health care for women and gender inclusivity in the global response to end TB.