Department for HIV, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections
The WHO Department leads the global effort to end the epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), ensuring that every person has equitable access to highest-quality people-centred scientific evidence and services, regardless of who they are or where they live.
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Gustavo, a young volunteer distributes HIV and other STIs prevention kit to a resident of the Heliópolis community as part of the prevention activities of the "Heliópolis Investing in Life" project in São Paulo, Brazil, in April 2024.
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Catalyzing solutions for equitable global access and sustainable financing for novel tuberculosis vaccines for adults and adolescents

This report was developed by the WHO TB Vaccine Accelerator Finance and Access working group, co-led by WHO, Gavi and the Government of South Africa. It...

Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis: annual meeting report, Geneva, Switzerland, 10-11 June 2025

This report provides the conclusions and recommendations of the 25th meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis (STAG-TB),...

Orientación unificada sobre la generación y el uso de datos en relación con la tuberculosis. Módulo 4: Encuestas sobre los costos de la tuberculosis para los hogares

One of the three high-level targets of the World Health Organization’s End TB Strategy (2016–2035) is that no TB-affected households face total...

Ending tuberculosis in the WHO South-East Asia Region: reflections and the road ahead in the milestone year of 2025

Tuberculosis continues to be a major public health and development challenge in the WHO South-East (SE) Asia Region, which accounted for more than 45%...

Opioid agonist maintenance treatment as an essential health service: implementation guidance on mitigating disruption of services for treatment of opioid dependence

Opioid agonist maintenance treatment (OAMT) for people with opioid dependence is proven to be safe and effective in addressing a broad range of health...

WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed.

Addressing TB comorbidities and risk factors is central to the World Health Organization (WHO) End TB Strategy. These guidelines consolidate the latest...

South-East Asia Regional Technical Advisory Group on tuberculosis (R-TAG-TB)

WHO South-East (SE) Asia Region is home to one-fourth of the global population with a disproportionately high burden of TB, accounting for more than 45%...

Virtual workshop on advancing research and innovation to accelerate momentum towards ending TB in the WHO South-East Asia Region

The virtual workshop on advancing research and innovation to accelerate momentum towards ending TB in the WHO South-East Asia Region was held from 5–7...