The report emphasizes that actions and investments by countries are falling too short; renewed action and an acceleration of efforts are needed to reach the targets set within the End TB Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals.

30 May 2017 | GENEVA - The latest guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) on TB treatment, emphasize the importance of digital technologies in supporting the implementation of the End TB Strategy. The guidelines contain the first-ever WHO evidence-based recommendations on the use of phones, video or electronic medication monitors to help patients adhere to TB medication and deliver TB care.

Efforts to end TB were placed in the spotlight during the 70th World Health Assembly.