Communicable Diseases

People-centred framework for tuberculosis programme planning and prioritization, User guide Aim of People-centred framework The aim of the people-centred framework is to help countries to develop fully prioritized and budgeted …

National Guideline on Drug Resistant TB Management 2019, Nepal Risk Population for DR-TB (Ref. Page no. 11) The following categories of TB patients are at risk of having DR-TB and need …

National Tuberculosis Management Guideline 2019, Nepal Introduction (Ref. Page no. 1) This guideline is to provide basic information about TB and its management to all health workers in Nepal. Early …

TB Vaccine results announce a promising step towards ending the emergency 29 Oct 2019 Results from a study, presented at TBScience 2019 on 29th Oct 2019, demonstrated a sustained level …

Global Tuberculosis Report 2019: Latest status of the tuberculosis epidemic WHO has published a global TB report every year since 1997. The main aim of the report is to provide …

7 million people receive record levels of lifesaving TB treatment but 3 million still miss out Severe underfunding, lack of access to care jeopardize at-risk populations 17 October 2019 News …

National Tuberculosis Programme, Nepal: New TB Treatment Algorithm & Regimen (Updated)   Dissemination of Findings and Recommendations of Joint External Monitoring Mission(JEMM) of Nepal National Tuberculosis Program National Tuberculosis Programme …

WHO recommends dolutegravir as preferred HIV treatment (Mexico Update, IAS 2019) 22 July 2019  News release Mexico City Based on new evidence assessing benefits and risks, the WHO recommends the …