Press Release - Ahead of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, which is marked on 24 March, WHO has released an investment case for TB screening and preventive treatment.
. A modelling study developed with Governments of four countries - Brazil, Georgia, Kenya and South Africa - highlights the impact to be achieved from expanding TB screening and preventive treatment.
"The investment case outlines the health and economic rationale for investing in evidence-based, WHO-recommended interventions on TB screening and prevention that can contribute to advancing universal health coverage," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General."Today, we have the knowledge, tools and political commitment that can end this millennia-old disease that remains one of the world's top infectious killers".
However, the scale-up of access to TB preventive treatment has been slow. Preventing TB infection and stopping progression from infection to disease are critical for reducing TB incidence to the levels envisaged by the WHO's. To do this, it is vital to offer TB preventive treatment to those with HIV, household contacts of TB patients, and other high-risk groups.
Following the commitments made by Heads of State at the UN High-Level Meeting in 2023 to accelerate progress to end TB, this year's focus shifts to turning these commitments into tangible actions. This includes implementing the WHO Director-General's flagship initiative on TB for 2023-2027.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
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