Overview The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its Global Tuberculosis Report 2025, revealing that tuberculosis (TB) continues to be one of the leading infectious causes of death worldwide. In …
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National Tuberculosis Patient Cost Survey in Nepal 2024
Overview Tuberculosis remains the seventh leading cause of deaths in Nepal, posing a substantial public health and socioeconomic challenge. The Government of Nepal has adopted the End TB Strategy, which …
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WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 3: diagnosis
To support countries and technical agencies in their efforts to strengthen detection of tuberculosis (TB), the World Health Organization (WHO) published the WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 3: Diagnosis today. When …
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Training Manual for Medical Doctors – Drug Resistant (DR) TB 2024
Overview The Training Manual for Medical Doctors – Drug Resistant (DR) TB 2024 is designed to assist medical doctors in comprehending and managing Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB). It functions as an …
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National Guide for use of digital x-ray with AI in camp settings
Overview The National Tuberculosis Control Center endorses the National Guide for using Digital X-rays with AI in Camp Settings. This guide aims to provide step by step process to Health …
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National TB Preventive Treatment Protocol 2024
Overview The National TB Control Center has released the Protocol for the Management of TB Preventive Treatment (TPT), which outlines comprehensive guidelines for preventing the progression of TB infection to active TB disease. …
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World Tuberculosis Day 2025: ‘Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver’
World TB Day World TB Day observed annually on March 24, amplifies the urgency of ending tuberculosis—the world’s deadliest infectious disease. TB continues to devastate millions globally, inflicting severe health, …
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Global Tuberculosis Report 2024
Global Tuberculosis Report 2024 The World Health Organization (WHO) today published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023 – the …
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Call for expression of interest: Mobilizing young people in the fight to End TB: WHO 1+1 Initiative
12 April 2024 | Geneva The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Programme is launching a call for expressions of interest, seeking collaborators to design and conduct a series of youth …
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Global tuberculosis report 2023
The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2023 provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional …