WHO Director-General Flagship Initiative to #ENDTB 2023-2027
WHO’s post-2015 End TB Strategy, adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2014, aims to end the global TB epidemic as part of the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals.
It serves as a blueprint for countries to reduce TB incidence by 80%, TB deaths by 90%, and to eliminate catastrophic costs for TB-affected households by 2030. The Strategy is not a “one size fits all” approach and its success depends on adaptation for diverse country settings.
Human rights, Informed Consent, and High Ethical Standards
TB Europe Coalition brochure intends to improve the quality of care for people affected by TB. From the document, you’ll learn about the human rights, informed consent and high ethical standards as the basis for people-centered TB care.
WHO’s post-2015 End TB Strategy, adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2014, aims to end the global TB epidemic as part of the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals.
It serves as a blueprint for countries to reduce TB incidence by 80%, TB deaths by 90%, and to eliminate catastrophic costs for TB-affected households by 2030. The Strategy is not a “one size fits all” approach and its success depends on adaptation for diverse country settings.
Political Declaration of the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on TB
The first-ever UN General Assembly high-level meeting on tuberculosis on 26 September 2018 endorsed an ambitious and powerful political declaration to accelerate progress towards End TB targets. This declaration was subsequently adopted by the General Assembly on 10 October 2018.
Call to Action 2.0: A Global Drive to Scale Up TB Prevention
There is great urgency to step up health programmatic action. WHO and partners are calling on governments and other stakeholders to keep the promises they made and accelerate coverage of TB preventive treatment for those in need.
The Global Plan To End TB 2018-2022
The Global Plan to End TB 2018-2022 is a costed plan and roadmap for a concerted response to tuberculosis (TB), aligned with the United Nations (UN) Political Declaration on TB.
The Global Plan To End TB 2018-2022
The Global Plan to End TB 2018-2022 is a costed plan and roadmap for a concerted response to tuberculosis (TB), aligned with the United Nations (UN) Political Declaration on TB.
Canadian Tuberculosis Standards, 8th Edition
This document provides practical management information to public health decision-makers and professionals, specialists managing TB (eg, internists, respirologists, infectious diseases specialists), and primary care providers on all aspects of the pathogenesis, epidemiology, and management of TB in Canada.