WHO issues a series of public calls for TB data
Call for case studies and best practices on addressing TB in prisons
The World Health Organization (WHO) invites country officials, UN agencies, technical partners, and other governmental and non-governmental stakeholders within and beyond the health sector involved in the provision of health services within prison settings to submit examples of relevant case studies and best practices. WHO is in the process of updating its guidance on TB in prisons.
Deadline for submissions: 30 September 2024
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Public call for data to inform an update of WHO guidance on IGRAs for detection of TB infection
WHO appeals to national TB programs, implementers, industry, researchers, manufacturers and other agencies to provide suitable evidence on the use of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) for detection of TB infection. WHO plans to update its guidance on use of IGRAs for detection of TB infection.
Deadline for submissions: 30 September 2024
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Public call for data on targeted next-generation sequencing solutions for detection of drug resistance among people diagnosed with TB
WHO appeals to industry, researchers, national TB programs and other agencies to provide suitable evidence on the performance of targeted next-generation sequencing technologies as an option for rapid, accurate genetic analysis and detection of genetic mutations to diagnose resistance to TB medicines. Such data will facilitate the WHO update within the scope of the current policy.
Deadline for submissions: 30 September 2024
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Call for data for the third edition of the WHO TB Mutation Catalogue
WHO is continuing the process of updating the TB Mutation Catalogue with a primary focus to collect TB genotypic and phenotypic data sets with known resistance or susceptibility to the new and repurposed TB therapeutics: bedaquiline, linezolid, and delamanid. If you are interested in joining the global effort to improve drug resistant TB diagnosis, consider providing genomic and phenotypic data for the third edition of the TB Mutation Catalogue through the WHO TB sequencing portal.
Deadline for submissions: 15 October 2024
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