Suriname has officially been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO), becoming the first country in the Amazon region to eliminate the disease. This certification marks the ...

Global efforts to protect children against diseases including measles, polio and tuberculosis have stalled since 2010, ...

How accurate are low-complexity manual nucleic acid amplification tests for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis in children? - There is limited evidence that LC-mNAATs can correctly identify pulmonary ...

Through technological innovation and the development of new tuberculosis vaccines, ASEAN countries play a vital role in ...

In 2023, tuberculosis claimed approximately 1·3 million lives,1 providing a stark reminder of the persistent inequities and ...

Each year on 24 March, countries around the world commemorate World Tuberculosis Day (WTD)—not only to honour Dr Koch’s achievement but also to raise awareness of the devastating health, social and ...

Cuts at USAID have halted TB diagnosis, service and treatment support around the world. The U.S. has also withdrawn from the World Health Organization, impacting the ability to track and monitor ...

The World Health Organization is implementing a program to contain tuberculosis in Central Asia by the end of the decade. Health ministers from the five Central Asian states signed a joint declaration ...

Each year, tuberculosis kills some 1.25 million people globally and more than 10 times that number become infected with the disease annually, according to the World Health Organization.

Tuberculosis, a bacterial infection usually found in the lungs, remains the world’s top infectious killer, causing 1.25 million deaths worldwide in 2023, according to the World Health ...