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WHO releases policy brief on tuberculosis among populations at high-risk and for people in vulnerable situations

WHO releases policy brief on tuberculosis among populations at high-risk and for people in vulnerable situations

The World Health Organization has issued a comprehensive new policy brief spotlighting the persistent threat of tuberculosis (TB) among populations at high risk and for people in vulnerable situations. This timely policy brief brings to the fore the disproportionate burden of TB among people who are socially and economically disadvantaged, […]

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WHO Report: Tuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer

WHO Report: Tuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer

29 October 2024 – The World Health Organization (WHO) published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023 – the highest number recorded since WHO began global TB monitoring in 1995. This represents a notable increase from 7.5 million reported […]

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WHO releases updated Target Product Profiles for tuberculosis diagnosis and detection of drug resistance

WHO releases updated Target Product Profiles for tuberculosis diagnosis and detection of drug resistance

Overview The document consolidates two TPPs for TB diagnostics to be carried out at the peripheral level: a newly updated TPP for a rapid test for TB detection and a TPP released in 2021 on next-generation DST for M. tuberculosis. The updated and consolidated TPPs introduces, for the first time, definitions […]

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