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Funding a tuberculosis-free future: an investment case for screening and preventive treatment, second edition

This document presents the findings of a modelling study that examined in detail the costs and benefits of tuberculosis (TB) screening plus TB preventive...

Public health intelligence for a safer world: WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence strategy 2026–2030

The World Health Organization’s Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence brings countries, partners and innovators together to strengthen the capabilities...

Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing in filovirus disease outbreaks

This operational guidance helps countries detect filovirus disease outbreaks early, find all cases, interrupt transmission and use data to guide the response....

Elimination of human onchocerciasis: progress report, 2025–2026

Onchocerciasis is caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus and transmitted through the bites of blackflies (Simulium spp.). Adult worms live...