WHO survey on next steps in eliminating TB
8 May 2012 | Geneva| WHO is embarking on a process of developing a post-2015 strategy for action by Member States, civil society and partners, as well as devising next targets for TB efforts. To facilitate this, WHO has developed an online questionnaire to get feedback on the current Stop TB Strategy and targets, as well as visions for the future.
More evidence and better diagnostics needed before redefining severe forms of drug-resistant TB says WHO
23 March 2012 | Geneva | Reports of tuberculosis (TB) cases with severe patterns of drug resistance are increasing, said experts who attended a WHO meeting in Geneva on 21-22 March. Participants stressed that the emergence of drug resistance should be a wake-up call for Ministries of Health. The group urged the global TB community to make greater efforts to prevent drug resistance and scale up provision of appropriate care and management to avoid a scenario where TB becomes incurable.
Childhood tuberculosis neglected, despite available remedies
21 March 2012 | Geneva - Tuberculosis (TB) often goes undiagnosed in children from birth to 15 years old because they lack access to health services - or because the health workers who care for them are unprepared to recognize the signs and symptoms of TB in this age group. With better training and harmonization of the different programmes that provide health services for children, serious illness and death from TB could be prevented in thousands of children every year, WHO and Stop TB Partnership said today.
WHO launches new policy to boost TB|HIV collaboration
2 March 2012 | Geneva | A new updated WHO Policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities was released today. This policy is based on the latest scientific evidence generated from randomized controlled trials and observational studies in the field of TB and HIV, as well as country experiences implementing the previous WHO Interim Policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities published in 2004.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne infectious disease that is preventable and curable. WHO is working to dramatically reduce the burden of TB, and halve TB deaths and prevalence by 2015, through its Stop TB Strategy and supporting the Global Plan to Stop TB.
