Communicable Diseases

19 January 2022 | Geneva: The Global Laboratory Initiative (GLI), with its secretariat at the World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Programme, is pleased to release a Planning and Budgeting Tool for TB and …

Overview TB Free Initiative is one of the innovative activities in the National Strategic Plan (2021/22-2025/26). Government of Nepal (GoN) plans to make the Local Governments accountable towards Tuberculosis management …

National TB Program in Nepal National TB Control Center (NTCC) is one of the centers within the organizational structure of the Ministry of Health and Population, and is the focal …

Overview Each year, WHO’s World malaria report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of trends in malaria control and elimination across the globe. It tracks investments in malaria programmes and research as …

Self-audit of the National Malaria Program using the Malaria Elimination Audit Tool The objectives of the malaria self-audit are as follow: To review progress towards achieving the goal and objectives …

Overview Over the past 2 decades, there has been a considerable increase in the number of tools to generate, analyse and use data and evidence, to support discussion and decision-making …

Press release 1770 (WHO SEARO) New Delhi, 26 October 2021 – The Ministers of Health of countries in WHO South-East Asia Region today committed to renew and accelerate efforts to end tuberculosis, …

Overview Each year, the WHO Global TB Report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at …

14 October 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to …

Overview The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD), DoHS has released a new Laboratory Plan for Malaria 2020-2025. The National Malaria Laboratory Plan aims to provide a guidance National program …