The World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Program launched a call for case studies and best practices on adaptation and implementation of WHO’s Multisectoral Accountability Framework to end TB (MAF-TB). Political leaders, country officials within and beyond the health sector, program managers, civil society and affected communities, the private sector, UN agencies, partners, funders, and other governmental and non-governmental TB stakeholders are invited to submit examples of relevant case studies.

Sign up for a Call to Action for accelerating the implementation of shorter and more effective treatment for all people with drug-resistant TB.

1 December 2023 | Genev -- World AIDS Day 2023 this year focuses on unleashing the full potential of community leadership to enable the end of AIDS. People and communities affected by tuberculosis (TB) are critical stakeholders in ending both TB and HIV.

The World Health Organization issues two new guidance documents to support implementation of next generation sequencing to detect drug-resistant TB.

Over 130 participants from countries, partners and civil society came together at the Global Meeting of the Working Group on Public-Private Mix for TB prevention and care (PPM Working Group). The meeting, held on 12 November in Paris, France, was convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Stop TB Partnership with support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Fund. The meeting was organized on the sidelines of the 53rd Union World Conference on Lung Health.

On World Children’s Day, that commemorates the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, WHO is announcing the launch of a new e-course on the management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents. The course will contribute towards ensuring universal access to TB prevention and care for children and adolescents.

The roadmap outlines an ambitious five-year plan with 10 key actions to improve the prevention, treatment, and care of TB in children and adolescents.

13 November 2023 | Geneva -- In advance of the World Diabetes Day, which is marked on November 14, WHO is highlighting the need for equitable access to essential care for people affected by diabetes and tuberculosis (TB). Equitable access to care is essential to ending TB, as highlighted in WHO’s End TB Strategy and reinforced in the political declarations of the United Nations high-level meetings on the fight against TB in 2018 and 2023. According to the 2023 WHO Global TB Report, diabetes is one of the key determinants of TB, with just under 400,000 TB episodes attributable to diabetes worldwide. People with diabetes are at higher risk of developing TB and are more likely to experience poor TB treatment outcomes, including death. This emphasises the need for ensuring access to comprehensive care for people affected by both diabetes and TB.

The World Health Organization launches a call for experts to serve as members of the Civil Society Task Force on TB. Deadline to apply: 23 November 2023.

Despite significant recovery in 2022, progress is insufficient to meet global TB targets set in 2018 with disruptions caused by the pandemic and ongoing conflicts being major contributing factors.