WHO World TB Day 2023 newsletter

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a special edition of its newsletter in commemoration of World TB Day, 24 March.

It highlights the announcement of the expanded scope of the WHO Director-General’s Flagship Initiative on TB, and the call to action urging Member States to accelerate the rollout of new WHO-recommended shorter all-oral treatment regimens for drug-resistant TB. Full recording of the Talk Show, where these initiatives were announced, can be accessed here.

The newsletter also contains other related updates from the organization as well as all WHO World TB Day campaign assests. Dr Tereza Kasaeva, Director of WHO's Global TB Program, World TB Day video message can be watched here.

Access the newsletter here.

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By World Health Organization

Published: March 24, 2023, 12:17 p.m.

Last updated: March 28, 2023, 6:55 p.m.

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