Global Programme on Tuberculosis & Lung Health
The WHO Global Programme on Tuberculosis & Lung Health works towards the goal of a world free of TB, with zero deaths, disease and suffering due to the disease. The team’s mission is to lead and guide the global effort to end the TB epidemic through universal access to people-centred prevention and care, multisectoral action and innovation.
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Preventing TB

Scaling up diagnosis of TB and drug-resistant TB

TB monitoring and evaluation

Strengthening multisectoral accountability to end TB

Intensifying TB research and innovation

Engaging affected communities and civil society to end TB

Screening for TB disease

Public-Private Mix (PPM) for TB care and prevention

Publications

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Consolidated guidance on tuberculosis data generation and use: Module 4: Surveys of costs faced by households affected by tuberculosis
19 June 2025

Consolidated guidance on tuberculosis data generation and use: Module 4: Surveys of costs faced by households...

One of the three high-level targets of the World Health Organization’s End TB Strategy (2016–2035) is that no TB-affected households face total...

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Use of computer-aided detection software for tuberculosis screening: WHO policy statement
10 June 2025

Use of computer-aided detection software for tuberculosis screening: WHO policy statement

Screening with chest X-ray and CAD is one of the critical approaches available today to bridge the global gap in TB case detection. WHO has recommended...

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Tuberculosis and climate change: analytical framework and knowledge gaps
26 May 2025

Tuberculosis and climate change: analytical framework and knowledge gaps

This report explores the intersection of tuberculosis (TB) and climate change, highlighting how climate-related challenges such as food and water insecurity,...

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WHO consolidated operational handbook on tuberculosis: module 4: treatment and care
23 April 2025

WHO consolidated operational handbook on tuberculosis: module 4: treatment and care

The World Health Organization’s Global Programme on Tuberculosis & Lung Health (WHO/GTB) has integrated all existing implementation guidance...

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Other resources

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16 June 2025

The WHO global task force on tuberculosis impact measurement - brochure

The Global Tuberculosis Programme (GTB) in the World Health Organization (WHO) established a Global Task Force on TB Impact Measurement in 2006.The...

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24 April 2025

Progress update report of the TB Vaccine Accelerator Council: November 2024-February 2025

The update charts progress achieved by the TB Vaccine Accelerator Council and its Secretariat between November 2024 and February 2025. 

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20 March 2025

Information sheet: Integrated approach to TB and lung health

This information sheet summarizes key messages from the policy brief on an integrated approach to tuberculosis and lung health. It highlights the urgent...

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24 February 2025

World TB Day 2025: Advocacy and communication toolkit

This toolkit contains materials and resources which can be used in the lead-up to and during World TB Day 2025 to support your activities and outreach.

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